Richard Durbin actually said...

Rather than put the addict in jail with little or no treatment, we find ways to put them in programs that start to turn their lives around.

Durbin emphasizes the importance of treatment programs over incarceration for addicts.

04/28/2014

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It is good to see you again, and I know that there have been questions asked earlier about the Mexican drug cartels.

I kept telling my colleagues for 8 years it was a good idea, finally we do have it.

Well, lo and behold, I guess perseverance pays off, and in the omnibus bill, it finally passed.

Your background is in the law and law enforcement. My world is political.