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Tom Delay: “The gentleman is right, reading from the bill, that eliminates all consent decrees, but it does not preclude anybody…”

On the recordMay 19, 1998
The gentleman is right, reading from the bill, that eliminates all consent decrees, but it does not preclude anybody from renegotiating consent decrees, and leaving out the fact that they are turning violent criminals out on the streets.
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Tom Delay
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the implications of a bill related to consent decrees and public safety.

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