Mandatory Minimums

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“Mandatory Minimums”
The West Wing episode

Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 20
Written by	Aaron Sorkin
Directed by	Robert Berlinger
Guest stars	Marlee Matlin Timothy Busfield John de Lancie Janel Moloney Suzy Nakamura Bruce Weitz Kathleen York Bill O'Brien Paul Provenza
Production no.	225919
Original airdate	May 3, 2000
Season 1 episodes
Pilot Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc A Proportional Response Five Votes Down The Crackpots and These Women Mr. Willis of Ohio The State Dinner Enemies The Short List In Excelsis Deo Lord John Marbury He Shall, from Time To Time... Take out the Trash Day Take This Sabbath Day Celestial Navigation 20 Hours in L. A. The White House Pro-Am Six Meetings Before Lunch Let Bartlet Be Bartlet Mandatory Minimums Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics What Kind of Day Has It Been
List of The West Wing episodes

"Mandatory Minimums" is the 20th episode of The West Wing.

[edit] Plot

The President bucks pressure from Republicans in Congress and nominates two advocates for agreesive campaign finance reform to the Federal Election Commission, to Josh Lyman's audible agreement. The President also moves forward with a plan to reverse the 2/1 funding ratio for narcotics law enforcement to treatment. Unfavored pollster Al Kiefer returns but quickly finds himself ignored in favor of Joey Lucas, whose presence inspires schoolboyish flirting from Josh. Mandy Hampton is told by C.J. that she's in the doghouse and will be there for the foreseeable future, and C.J. later has a heated argument with reporter Danny Concannon over his uncomplimentary work on the Administration. Leo tells Toby to meet with his ex-wife, Democratic Congresswoman Andrea Wyatt about mandatory minimum sentences for drug possession, and later threatens several staffers of Congressmen whose family members or close friends received preferential treatment when arrested under the tough anti-drug laws they publicly support. Sam's enemies reveal that his relationship with a call girl is known to them. At day's end, the President says they all had a good day and orders Mandy and Danny to be let out of the doughouse.