Sen Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and that there crack cocaine thing….
Sessions was referring to the disparate penalties for crack vs powder cocaine when he made his initial comments to WADE HENDERSON, President/CEO Leadership Conference on Civil Rights.
TPM
SESSIONS: Mr Henderson, it’s good to work with you. Senator Leahy and I are talking, during these hearings, we’re going to do that crack cocaine thing you and I have talked about before.
HENDERSON (laughing): Thank you, Senator. I appreciate that.
[Everyone else laughing]
Someone: You may want to restate that.
SESSIONS: Let me correct the record.
Someone else: Please rephrase it, Senator. Please rephrase.
SESSIONS (red-faced smile): I misspoke.
HENDERSON: No, quite alright.
SESSIONS (does the Bush hand/head gesture): We’re going to reduce the burden of penalties in some of the crack cocaine cases and make ‘em fair.
Man to his left: You got quoted on that one.
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