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Craig Washington: “The question was raised and has not been answered: Why would prosecutors oppose this amendment? It is like any work…”

On the recordApril 19, 1994
The question was raised and has not been answered: Why would prosecutors oppose this amendment? It is like any work product. Once you put your work into something, you are duty-bound to defend that work product, are you not?
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Craig Washington
Democratic · Texas

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Questioning the opposition of prosecutors to a specific amendment during a debate.

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