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Mike Johnson: “The problem is that the law simply does not provide any penalty for the Government if it disregards those deadlines…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
The problem is that the law simply does not provide any penalty for the Government if it disregards those deadlines because any penalty that is provided is simply toothless.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Critiquing the lack of enforcement in asset forfeiture laws.

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