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Calling upon President Obama to retract his initial public remarks and apologize to Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Sergeant James M. Crowley for having unfairly impugned and prejudged his…

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Calling upon President Obama to retract his initial public remarks and apologize to Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Sergeant James M. Crowley for having unfairly impugned and prejudged his professional conduct in this local police response incident.

Introduced: July 27, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 27, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8853)
Jul 27, 2009
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Calls on President Obama to retract his initial public remarks and apologize to Cambridge, Massachusetts, police Sergeant James M. Crowley for having unfairly impugned and prejudged his professional conduct in a local police response incident.

What's happening now July 27, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 28, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 680: Calling upon President Obama to retract his initial public remarks and apologize to Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Sergeant James M. Crowley for having unfairly impugned and prejudged his professional conduct in this local police response incident.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-680/
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"H. Res. 680: Calling upon President Obama to retract his initial public remarks and apologize to Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Sergeant James M. Crowley for having unfairly impugned and prejudged his professional conduct in this local police response incident.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-680/.
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H. Res. 680, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-680/.
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[H. Res. 680: Calling upon President Obama to retract his initial public remarks and apologize to Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Sergeant James M. Crowley for having unfairly impugned and prejudged his professional conduct in this local police response incident.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-680/)
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