It’s a good start. I commend Trump for doing the right thing.
McConnell is looking for the escape hatch on prison reform, aka punting to next year when it almost certainly won't go through, instead of in lame duck as Trump has pushed for, @npfandos and I report https://t.co/5b4ULpbRqd
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 16, 2018
The First Step Act is a bundle of compromises. @justingeorge breaks it all down at @MarshallProj. https://t.co/h5x2jVFzQY
— Marcia Davis (@mddavis01) November 16, 2018
I am grateful to be here today w/ Members of the House & Senate who have poured their time, heart and energy into the crucial issue of Prison Reform. Working together w/ my Admin over the last two years, these members have reached a bipartisan agreement…https://t.co/wflidv2cZr
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 14, 2018
New York Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who was the lead Democratic sponsor on the FIRST Step Act, says President Trump announcing his support for the bipartisan prison reform bill is “a positive step in the right direction.” https://t.co/ndcTj1cD3C pic.twitter.com/6jx49BhLUm
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) November 14, 2018
If the deal passes, it would loosen restrictions on certain federal mandatory minimum sentences and extend a 2010 law that could help federal drug offenders serving disproportionately long sentences. – @NBCNightlyNews https://t.co/99plRp0q4Z
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 15, 2018
Booker, on his rare alignment with Trump in favor of criminal justice deal: "I don’t give a damn about politics when thousands of people are incarcerated unjustly. … This is about people, this is about justice, this is about righting wrongs." https://t.co/303CXnOE8p
— Elana Schor (@eschor) November 15, 2018
"Van you have done something that you rarely do: you tweeted praise of President Trump." – @PoppyHarlowCNN
"You gotta give credit where credit's due," says @VanJones68.
Jones' praise comes in response to Trump's support for bi-partisan prison reform. https://t.co/g9LhBThJEG pic.twitter.com/GBwCHz1NMQ— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) November 15, 2018
Good analysis via @Eugene_Scott: Van Jones praised Trump on criminal justice reform. Now he’s taking heat from the left. https://t.co/lSslldQZ3L
— John Haltiwanger (@jchaltiwanger) November 15, 2018
Sad! 