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On the recordMay 3, 2022
I just think it is a horrible misappropriation of focus at a time when we have such pressing needs.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Senator Heinrich criticizes the focus on cannabis enforcement over pressing criminal needs in Indian Country.

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