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On the recordMay 3, 2010
Well, criminal penalty again, but I am asking about jail differentiated from fine, which is a criminal penalty.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Specter distinguishes between jail and fines in terms of penalties.

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