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On the recordMay 3, 2010
A criminal penalty could be fine or jail. I am asking you whether you think that it would be indispensable to move to jail as an effective deterrent.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Specter emphasizes the need to consider jail as a deterrent.

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