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Tom Cotton: “It`s your party that voted in lockstep for the FIRST STEP Act that let thousands of violent felons back on the street…”

On the recordFebruary 16, 2022
It`s your party that voted in lockstep for the FIRST STEP Act that let thousands of violent felons back on the street who have now committed innumerable violent crimes.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas
Source
msnbc.com

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Tom Cotton accuses the Democratic party of supporting the FIRST STEP Act, which he claims led to violent felons being released.

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