I think it is a horrible misappropriation of focus at a time when we have such pressing needs.
Martin Heinrich: “I think it is a horrible misappropriation of focus at a time when we have such pressing needs.”
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Heinrich criticizes the focus on cannabis enforcement over pressing crime issues in Indian Country.
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