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Patrick Kennedy: Now we have it, folks, now we have it. Remember we were just hearing a few moments ago about these particularly heinous…

On the recordMay 8, 1997
Now we have it, folks, now we have it. Remember we were just hearing a few moments ago about these particularly heinous crimes that we needed to lock these kids up for good, wave them into the adult system because the system needed to be corrected. Remember all that rhetoric. Now we are talking about what they are really after: putting conspirators, kids, 14 years old, 8th grade, in Federal court. I mean, just now, can we understand where they are going? They are playing politics with kids. It is wrong. We need to pass this amendment.
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Patrick Kennedy
Rhode Island

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Addressing the implications of prosecuting minors in federal court during a debate.

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