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John Conyers: I rise only to advise my colleague that starting at page 51 on our bill, we have so many felonies that are listed that…

On the recordJuly 31, 2007
I rise only to advise my colleague that starting at page 51 on our bill, we have so many felonies that are listed that they run for three pages. And I don't have the time to go through them today, but some of them are the ones that the gentleman mentioned.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing the extensive list of felonies in a bill during a House floor debate.

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