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Thomas Massie: I don't think mass clemency is the answer any more than mandatory minimums are the answer to crime.

On the recordMay 18, 2022
I don't think mass clemency is the answer any more than mandatory minimums are the answer to crime.
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Thomas Massie
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Massie argues against mass clemency and mandatory minimums as solutions to crime.

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