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Tom Cotton: “Congress did change the law after his sentencing in the FIRST STEP Act. That was a terrible mistake.”

On the recordMarch 21, 2022
Congress did change the law after his sentencing in the FIRST STEP Act. That was a terrible mistake.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas
Source
msnbc.com

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Tom Cotton criticizes the changes made by Congress regarding sentencing laws.

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