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John Conyers: “Let me comfort the gentleman by saying that I am sure that the Attorney General has one or two or three people who could…”

On the recordAugust 3, 1999
Let me comfort the gentleman by saying that I am sure that the Attorney General has one or two or three people who could conduct a study here that would be negligible in the budget of the Department of Justice. I think cost would be no immediate concern whatsoever.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the feasibility of a study by the Attorney General during a congressional debate.

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