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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJuly 15, 2019
I think we need to allow a person--I mean, I understand punishment in crime, but the punishment needs to fit the crime.
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Madeleine Dean
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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Dean emphasizes the need for appropriate sentencing that fits the crime committed.

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