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On the recordFebruary 26, 2016
I would like to point out that we are certainly not objecting to reasonable attorneys' fees and to making people whole. It is the idea that law enforcement officers can be held personally responsible and can be, actually, personally sued for doing their jobs that we object to. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia
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Feb 26, 2016

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