A significant factor leading to this budget imbalance is the unnecessary creation of more and more mandatory minimum sentences.
Chuck Schumer: “A significant factor leading to this budget imbalance is the unnecessary creation of more and more mandatory minimum…”
On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
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Schumer critiques mandatory minimum sentences for contributing to budget issues in the Justice Department.
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