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Summer Lee: Congress' approach to crack cocaine and the entire framework of mandatory minimum sentences is one example of how the…

On the recordJune 16, 2021
Congress' approach to crack cocaine and the entire framework of mandatory minimum sentences is one example of how the failed war on drugs destroyed communities for generations.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Jackson Lee critiques past Congressional laws for their negative impact on communities.

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