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Bobby Scott: “I opposed the Adam Walsh Act for myriad reasons, including the increases in mandatory minimum sentences...”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
I opposed the Adam Walsh Act for myriad reasons, including the increases in mandatory minimum sentences...
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Scott expresses his opposition to the Adam Walsh Act due to its negative implications.

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