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On the recordSeptember 17, 2014
The reality is those targeted for sentencing relief by this Administration are only those whose conduct, that is trafficking large quantities of controlled substances, would subject them to mandatory minimum sentences.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Goodlatte emphasizes that only serious drug traffickers face sentencing relief.

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