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John Conyers: “I worked with Attorney General John Ashcroft at the invitation of President George Bush to craft Federal legislation…”

On the recordMay 18, 2015
I worked with Attorney General John Ashcroft at the invitation of President George Bush to craft Federal legislation intended to end use of racial profiling in police practices.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers mentions collaboration on legislation against racial profiling.

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