LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON CLEMENCY ACTIONS TAKEN BY PRESIDENT BIDEN
December 27, 2023
December 27, 2023
BROOKLYN, New York, Dec. 27 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on Dec. 26, 2023:
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Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement on the clemency actions taken by President Joe Biden.
"The failed War on Drugs began more than 50 years ago when Richard Nixon declared drug abuse public enemy number one. At the time, there were an estimated 300,000 people incarcerated in America. Today, there a . . .
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Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement on the clemency actions taken by President Joe Biden.
"The failed War on Drugs began more than 50 years ago when Richard Nixon declared drug abuse public enemy number one. At the time, there were an estimated 300,000 people incarcerated in America. Today, there a . . .