On the recordJanuary 22, 2013
So we can reduce--even though this is a felony, even though this is a crime, if you have been an exemplary soldier, then we are going to reduce the sentence.
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congress.govSo we can reduce--even though this is a felony, even though this is a crime, if you have been an exemplary soldier, then we are going to reduce the sentence.
Speier discusses the military's leniency towards exemplary soldiers convicted of felonies.
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