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Steven Horsford: “Mr. Chairman, the most important reason I am here today is to make it clear to the committee what really propelled the…”

On the recordMay 8, 2014
Mr. Chairman, the most important reason I am here today is to make it clear to the committee what really propelled the District to pass its own decriminalization law.
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Steven Horsford
Democratic · Nevada

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Horsford highlights racial disparities in marijuana arrests as motivation for D.C.'s law.

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