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Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan
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87-12: Senate passes First Step criminal justice reform bill. Now heads to House.
12 Republicans voted No on FIRST STEP Act:
Barrasso
Cotton
Enzi
Kennedy
Kyl
Murkowski
Risch
Rounds
Rubio
Sasse
Shelby
Sullivan
Rubio & Shelby both voted Yes on cloture on FIRST STEP Act but voted No on final passage.
Burr & Toomey both voted No on cloture on FIRST STEP Act but voted Yes on final passage.
Graham, next chair of Senate Judiciary Cmte, did not vote on criminal justice reform bill.
Graham on missing Senate vote on criminal justice bill: “I strongly support the First Step Act and I am disappointed my travels to Afghanistan where I met with American troops and commanders as well as Afghan leaders precluded me from returning in time to vote for its passage.”
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Congress has passed and POTUS has signed into law a Criminal Justice Reform bill.

Here is my review of the highlights:
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S.756 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): First Step Act of 2018 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress congress.gov/bill/115th-con…
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Voted tonight for the #FirstStepAct, the bipartisan criminal justice reform bill that just passed the Senate.
While this measure is not a cure-all for the problems that plague our criminal justice system, this is an overdue step to improve a system that still imprisons too many people – particularly people of color – for committing nonviolent crimes.
Instead, this bill will allow law enforcement to redirect taxpayer resources toward catching and punishing dangerous and violent criminals.
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I wanted to share my thoughts with you all in a quick thread on the FIRST STEP Act, a criminal justice reform bill that the Senate will begin voting on tonight.
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For too long sentencing has been overly severe & disproportionately targeted communities of color – especially Black men.
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