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Chuck Grassley: “I think that the policy belongs with Congress, and the Sentencing Commission's role is to help Congress to perform that…”

On the recordApril 9, 2013
I think that the policy belongs with Congress, and the Sentencing Commission's role is to help Congress to perform that task.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley emphasizes Congress's primary role in setting sentencing policy.

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