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The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Rundown EXTRA: Arkansas Governor on Ending The Crack Cocaine Disparity

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

News, Daily News, Politics

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Crime is on the rise in many big cities across America as law enforcement prepares for an uptick in violence this summer, adding more tension to questions about policing. On today's FOX News Rundown EXTRA, Republican Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson weighs in on the surging crime rates across the U.S. and what is driving them. The Governor also discusses the disparity in crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenses which have been around since the 1980s. He explains why the controversial law was created in the first place and why he supports removing the longstanding disparity on crack cocaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is the Fox News rundown, Extra.

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I'm Lisa Brady.

0:22.0

Conversations and protests about racial justice continue in the U.S.

0:27.0

Not the size and scope of last year after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis,

0:32.0

but the debate over how to change things

0:34.1

appears far from over and at the same time crime has been on the rise adding more

0:39.1

tension to questions about policing. We spoke with Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson who's supporting a change he believes could help

0:47.0

ending the longstanding disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine in federal law

0:52.0

which critics say for decades has helped

0:54.6

fuel distrust in law enforcement, especially in black communities.

0:58.9

It's a familiar issue for Governor Hutchinson who's also a former congressman and was head of the Drug Enforcement

1:04.5

Administration under President George W Bush.

1:07.5

We made some edits for time and thought you might like to hear the whole thing.

1:10.6

So thanks for listening and if you haven't already please subscribe to the weekday

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Fox News rundown podcast. Now here's Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson on the

1:19.2

Fox News rundown extra. It's Lisa Brady. Thank you so much.

1:35.0

Well, glad to the opportunity, Lisa.

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