Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
the minority use of crack cocaine is much lower than the incarceration rate of minorities for violations of the crack cocaine statutes.
Said by
Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cardin highlights disparities in crack cocaine prosecution and incarceration rates.

Share & report

More from Ben Cardin

Dec 4, 2024

If Putin hates this so much, we're sure that there are a lot of other dictators who would hate this as well.

congress.gov
Nov 21, 2024

Madam President, I am pleased to join the Maryland delegation in introducing legislation to honor Supreme Court Justice and civil rights icon Thurgood Marshall. Today, we seek to honor the legacy of a great Marylander who had a tremendous…

govinfo.gov
Dec 10, 2024

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to say good-bye, as difficult as this may be. Marylanders have trusted me to represent them for 20 years in the Maryland General Assembly, 8 years as speaker of the house, 20 years in the House of…

govinfo.gov
Nov 20, 2024

Mr. President, I rise in opposition to S.J. Res. 117, the motion to proceed. And I rise as the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to relate to our colleagues why I am against this resolution and how we got to this vote. This…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation