… in my view, ultimately is consistent with the broader attacks that Ranking Member Raskin has described about the judiciary. So let's start here. Have you introduced this bill before? No. I held hearings on [the bill] in 2017, but there hadn't been. It was previously put in by Representative Jones on the Democrats side. Sure. But I say, because I heard your colloquy there with Mr. Langworthy and I just want to make sure we're clarifying for the record this bill you had not introduced in the prior Congresses. (00:40–00:48)
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