Open Congress : News Articles for S.1711 Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007

'Winter's Doctrine' on water rights still haunts the American West

2008-04-28T00:00:00Z

Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman, the senior Republican and Democrat, respectively, from New Mexico, have brought the proposal forward in a bill, S. 1711 in ...

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Crack the Disparity: Call the US Senate Now

2008-02-25T00:00:00Z

Please take a few minutes to call your two US Senators and urge them to “eliminate the crack/powder disparity by supporting S. 1711, The Drug Sentencing ...

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Senator Biden Calls for an End to Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing ...

2008-02-13T00:00:00Z

Biden urged his colleagues to support his legislation, S. 1711, the Drug Sentencing Reform & Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act, which would completely ...

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ABA Testifies Against Disparities in Crack and Powder Cocaine ...

2008-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Enactment of S.1711 would restore fairness and a sound foundation to federal sentencing policy regarding cocaine offenses by ending the disparate treatment ...

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Crack Users Do More Time Than People Convicted of Manslaughter

2007-10-17T00:00:00Z

The Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 ( S.1711), introduced by Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., D-Del., would bring the penalties ...

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