I authored legislation, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, that reduced the disparity of 100 to 1 between crack and powder, to 18.
Dick Durbin: “I authored legislation, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, that reduced the disparity of 100 to 1 between crack and…”
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Durbin explains his previous legislation aimed at reducing sentencing disparities.
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