Statements about Drugs
"Washington, D.C., had some of the strictest gun laws in the country. And when they passed them, violence skyrocketed."
Says Mitt Romney suggested that "employers should be able to make the decision as to whether or not a woman gets contraception through her insurance coverage."
Says the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world with 2.3 million inmates, and the majority of Americans are imprisoned because they sold small amounts of drugs.
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