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Eric Holder: I think the bipartisan effort that resulted in the lowering of that ratio from 100 to about 16 to 1 was something that…

On the recordMarch 7, 2012
I think the bipartisan effort that resulted in the lowering of that ratio from 100 to about 16 to 1 was something that was long overdue.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder praises bipartisan efforts to reform sentencing laws for crack cocaine.

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