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Eugene

(61,592 posts)
Mon Dec 17, 2018, 06:26 PM Dec 2018

Trump-backed criminal justice bill heads for votes in Senate

Source: Reuters

POLITICS DECEMBER 17, 2018 / 4:49 PM / UPDATED 36 MINUTES AGO

Trump-backed criminal justice bill heads for votes in Senate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday prepared to vote this week on bipartisan criminal justice legislation supported by President Donald Trump, although critics were forcing votes on a series of changes before allowing a decision on passage.

The “First Step Act” would ease the way for certain prison inmates to win early release to halfway houses or home confinement. It also would create programs to reduce recidivism and protect first-time non-violent offenders from harsh mandatory minimum sentences.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell noted that a “number” of senators still had problems with the bill, which faced a procedural test on Monday requiring 60 votes of support for the measure to advance.

If backers win that vote, McConnell said amendments would then be debated before a move to pass the legislation later in the week.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-prisons/trump-backed-criminal-justice-bill-heads-for-votes-in-senate-idUSKBN1OG2CV
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Trump-backed criminal justice bill heads for votes in Senate (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2018 OP
Is this a bill which rank and file Dems should support? LonePirate Dec 2018 #1
Trump listens to celebrities like Kim Kardashian. Eugene Dec 2018 #2

LonePirate

(13,386 posts)
1. Is this a bill which rank and file Dems should support?
Mon Dec 17, 2018, 06:48 PM
Dec 2018

I am wary of any bill which 45 supports but Reuters’ brief highlights seem good. What am I missing?

Eugene

(61,592 posts)
2. Trump listens to celebrities like Kim Kardashian.
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 07:48 AM
Dec 2018

She won Trump over when she got him to commute the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/kim-kardashian-trump-kanye-criminal-justice-reform-summit-van-jones-756848/

Even a stopped Trump can tell the right time once a year.

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