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Sheila Jackson Lee: “I thank the distinguished gentleman from California. I'm not sure if he misinterpreted comments that have been made on…”

On the recordMay 9, 2012
I thank the distinguished gentleman from California. I'm not sure if he misinterpreted comments that have been made on the floor of the House, but I will just speak to this point. That is too broad a statement to say about the present Department of Justice when every single day lawyers in the Department of Justice, including the Attorney General, go out and defend the laws of this land. And so I'd ask the gentleman to reflect on that broad statement because that is not accurate. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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May 9, 2012

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