04/21/2009
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"I think this is a topic long overdue for discussion."
"One last question. If we change the law or we change the sentencing to be more balanced and, quite frankly, fair given powder cocaine, do you worry that we send the wrong message?"
"I believe that enforcement is very important to addressing this problem. But I also believe that prevention works, and I also believe that treatment works."
"The only reason I mention that, you know, when you go back and look at a law, there is a reason that laws exist, and history sometimes will say that was a dumb reason."