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Joe Biden

Biden was a Democratic floor manager for the successful passage of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act

1984
Washington D.C., U.S.

In 1984, Biden was a Democratic floor manager for the successful passage of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act; over time, the law's tough-on-crime provisions became controversial and in 2019, Biden called his role in passing the bill a "big mistake".


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