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On the recordSeptember 17, 2014
What I am suggesting is the leaders and kingpins do not comprise anywhere near the bulk of the convictions.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers argues that most drug convictions involve low-level offenders, not kingpins.

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