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On the recordJuly 16, 2014
Thank you so much, Congressman Davis. I know that you have a response to what I am going to say because I am sure you share the same feeling. I talked about discrimination earlier, and there is one aspect of discrimination that is probably of little notice. You have these youngsters in your community and in my community--in your district and in my district--and they are shepherded, to a great extent, to these prisons across the State. Most of these prisons are located in small towns, and these prisons are the economic engines for these small towns.
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Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois

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