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Danny Davis: I hope the next time we come to the floor to talk about ex-offender reentry, we will be congratulating ourselves, we…

On the recordJuly 23, 2007
I hope the next time we come to the floor to talk about ex-offender reentry, we will be congratulating ourselves, we will be congratulating the House, the Senate and the President for having put into play a meaningful piece of legislation that is going to be good for America.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the need for effective legislation on ex-offender reentry.

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