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On the recordFebruary 8, 1995
I do not care how long it takes. We should not be executing innocent people because we want to do it expeditiously.
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Thomas Foglietta
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about the death penalty and wrongful executions.

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