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Dick Durbin: I authored legislation, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, that reduced the disparity of 100 to 1 between crack and…

On the recordJanuary 16, 2024
I authored legislation, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, that reduced the disparity of 100 to 1 between crack and powder, to 18.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin explains his previous legislation aimed at reducing sentencing disparities.

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