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On the recordOctober 23, 2001
I would like to make it clear, Members of the House, that I am very proud of the results that have come out with reference to money laundering because we dropped the administration proposal that would have eliminated due process safeguards that would have prevented RICO liability for tobacco companies, and I am very proud of that. My reservations that continue as we end tonight's debate is on the bill and the issues that came out of the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing the outcomes of a money laundering proposal during House debate.

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