On the recordMarch 11, 2009
I reintroduced the Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act, H.R. 1466, to end mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses.
Source
congress.govEditor's note · Context
Waters advocates for ending mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses to focus on major drug traffickers.
Share
More from Maxine Waters
Jul 21, 2025
this bill, H.R. 1450, the OFAC Licensure for Investigators Act from Representative Beatty would develop a program at the Department of the Treasury that would allow financial crime investigators, including those at the Office of Foreign…
Sep 2, 2025
I rise today in support of Lisa Cook. She is a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. I rise to support her because there is an attempt to fire her if she does not retire or resign. This attempt that has been made is…
Dec 1, 2025
Our economy is struggling. People cannot afford groceries and gas. Every day, it seems more and more people are getting laid off. The American Dream is increasingly out of reach. A core engine of our economy has always been the…
Apr 14, 2026
the very Reverend Jesse Jackson Presidential candidate and civil rights leader was not only my close friend and confidant, he was my longtime political ally and mentor. Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., was my idol and spiritual and political…
Other voices in this conversation
