10/26/2009
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"Yet, thousands of petitions for clemency remain pending with the Department of Justice's Office of Pardon Attorney."
"Clemency 2014 invited clemency petitions from Federal prisoners who had served substantial sentences for low-level nonviolent crimes."
"I noted that under the Obama administration, over 36,000 clemency and pardon petitions were submitted."
"I would remind the witnesses and the committee that this hearing is entitled, and is, Presidential Clemency and Opportunities for Reform."