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Tim Scott: “If the gentleman would respond, what would be the difference in sentencing? If the two went from Washington, D.C. to…”

On the recordOctober 2, 2000
If the gentleman would respond, what would be the difference in sentencing? If the two went from Washington, D.C. to Northern Virginia and had consensual sex and shared dirty pictures, what would be the effect of this bill? It is already illegal to share those dirty pictures right now. It would be a Federal offense. What would be the impact of this bill on that Federal crime?
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the implications of a bill on existing federal laws regarding sharing explicit images.

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