On the recordJanuary 17, 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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Durbin explains his previous efforts to reduce sentencing disparities for drug offenses.
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