I have no doubt that the proponents of these bills, including Rep. Jim Cooper, my esteemed fellow Tennessee Democrat and sponsor of H.R. 3041, are sincere in their belief that these bills will achieve a better balance in the way consent decrees are used.
Acknowledging the sincerity of proponents of the consent decree bills.
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