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On the recordJuly 1, 2010
Before I recognize the next speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds. I am sure my good friend Lamar Smith is not recommending that with all the tragedy and suffering that has occurred in this area of the country, that we go back and go over these same issues one more time. The laws are ancient. They are out-of-date. We had witnesses. We wrote a bill based on it. This process has been done numerous times. I now with some pride yield 1 minute to the distinguished Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan
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