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Jerry Nadler: “For too long, Congress, under both parties, has created new offenses or extended existing laws in response to a national…”

On the recordApril 29, 2024
For too long, Congress, under both parties, has created new offenses or extended existing laws in response to a national crisis.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler discusses the overcriminalization of laws in response to crises.

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