On the recordSeptember 28, 2010
the big policy was why should a bank robber in Texas get a different sentence from a bank robber in California;
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congress.govAl Franken: “the big policy was why should a bank robber in Texas get a different sentence from a bank robber in California;”
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Franken discusses the rationale behind sentencing guidelines.
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