pɹˈɛs kˈʌvɚɹɪdʒ ʌv dˈaʊniz ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl bˈɪl bɪɡˈæn ˈæftɚ hiː əbtˈeɪnd pɚmˈɪʃən tə hæv pɹˈɪntᵻd ɪnðə ɹˈɛkɚd hɪz ɹᵻmˈɑːɹks ɪn fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌv hɪz pɹəpˈoʊzd lˈɔː, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɹᵻvˈiːld təbi ɐ fˈɪftiːn pˈeɪdʒ pɹˈoʊz pˈoʊᵻm, ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt ʌv hˈɑːn.
Press coverage of Downey's unsuccessful bill began after he obtained permission to have printed in the record his remarks in favor of his proposed law, which was revealed to be a 15 page prose poem, Argument of Hon.