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Jim Jordan: “I have talked to my friend, Dan Lungren, who was here at the time. He said we were told if you don't pass these tougher…”

On the recordMay 20, 2009
I have talked to my friend, Dan Lungren, who was here at the time. He said we were told if you don't pass these tougher sentences on crack cocaine, then it is a racist move.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Jordan shares Lungren's perspective on the pressure to enact tough crack cocaine laws.

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