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On the recordMarch 7, 2012
I think the bipartisan effort that resulted in the lowering of that ratio from 100 to about 16 to 1 was something that was long overdue.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham praises bipartisan efforts to reform sentencing ratios for drug offenses.

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