“Sit down, my son. We don't read most of the bills. Do you really know...” – John Conyers, Fahrenheit 9/11 ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Fahrenheit 9/11 2004

John Conyers

Sit down, my son. We don't read most of the bills. Do you really know what that would entail if we were to read every bill that we pass?

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