Bobby Scott actually said...

"The President's clemency program suggests that the Attorney General will consider clemency for those who have already served 10 years, low level, non-violent, essentially first offenders, and then it ..."

"Many times, it is just stupid. That is what the mandatory minimum requires the judge to do, and that is why we are trying to get rid of them."

"That is what the mandatory minimum requires the judge to impose, a sentence that violates common sense."

"I must also thank the thousands of dedicated DEA employees who enforce our laws every day, many of whom are putting their lives on the line to do so."