President Bush pardoned 15 people and granted one commutation to crimes that ranged from falsifying records. conspiracy. bank embezzlement. dealing in firearms. distributing marijuana. conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. heroin Importation. selling migratory bird parts in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. aiding and abetting the escape of a prisoner. distributing more than 50 grams of crack cocaine. and a variety of other crimes. This brings to about 157 the number of pardons and/or commutations that President Bush has distributed in his administration in his term in office. And although that number is fewer than other presidents. it in fact is reflective of something that I consider to be a serious problem. and that is this. that although the President has been compassionate or for whatever reason chosen to commute or pardon 157 people up to this point in time. he leaves two Border Patrol agents in jail today because I believe of the misbehavior of the U.S. Attorney in that particular district. And this is unconscionable. This House actually voted last session unanimously to in fact deny funding to the Department of Justice to continue to hold Border Patrol agents Ramos and Compean in the Federal prison where they have been incarcerated now for well over a year. And their terms are for 11 and 12 years. This is because they have been sentenced because of the testimony of a known drug smuggler by the name of Osvaldo AldreteDavila. who was given immunity from prosecution by U.S.
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