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On the recordMarch 4, 2020
Yet, thousands of petitions for clemency remain pending with the Department of Justice's Office of Pardon Attorney.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen highlights the backlog of clemency petitions in the Justice Department.

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