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Jason Smith: I think we are all, at least most of us are agreeing that simply the fact that it has got a classification stamp on it…

On the recordMay 11, 2010
I think we are all, at least most of us are agreeing that simply the fact that it has got a classification stamp on it should not be sufficient to send somebody to jail for 25 years.
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Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri

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Smith suggests that classification alone shouldn't warrant severe penalties.

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