John Conyers: “I hate to report for Civics 101 that we cannot find who on our staff worked on the compromise, so tell me, what do I do…”

“I hate to report for Civics 101 that we cannot find who on our staff worked on the compromise, so tell me, what do I do now? We agreed to the good faith bona fides of both the author and the subcommittee chair with whom we worked, and I think the question has been flagged sufficiently, that if we need to go back and look into it, I am sure that particularly my colleague on the Committee on the Judiciary will help us revisit this, if it is necessary. Mr. Chairman, I have withdrawn my reservations about the measure, and based on this new compromise language which I hope the gentleman will find acceptable, I will support the amendment.”