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On the recordMarch 26, 2014
There are some crimes that I think are better prosecuted at the State level and using State resources, and we don't need to send the FBI out on everything that really can be better handled by local police and local prosecutors.
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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Arguing for state-level prosecution of certain crimes instead of federal involvement.

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