Washington, Thursday, July 26, 2007
Floor Speech
Issues: Drugs Criminal Justice
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Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. I want to thank the gentleman for yielding and also want to thank the chairman of the Agriculture Committee for his response displaying sensitivity and recognition of a tremendous injustice, as well as a great need that exists in our society.
Many of those individuals who have been convicted of drug offenses should have been in hospitals and health clinics, should have been receiving treatment, as opposed to incarceration and conviction.
So, Madam Chairman, I too commend you for your sensitivity, willingness to work on this issue, and commend the gentlewoman from California for bringing it to the floor.
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