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On the recordOctober 15, 1987
It is scandalous and intolerable that Federal law now provides no enforceable death penalty for terrorists who slaughter defenseless American hostages.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Criminal Justice Reform Legislation

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