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John Conyers: “Under those circumstances, I think that this is an amendment that we cannot resist.”

On the recordFebruary 13, 1995
Under those circumstances, I think that this is an amendment that we cannot resist.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing an amendment during a House floor debate.

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