Political Quotes

“on a separate subject, this bill, S. 3747, is a bill which is historic. It is 149 pages, and the first 60 are pages that address prison reform. This bill in its entirety has been endorsed by the political spectrum of America. I would say to Senator Grassley that I can't remember another bill that had this kind of support, left and right, liberal, conservative, Republican, Democrat. It is all there, supporting this legislation. To have a bill that Senator Grassley and I worked on with Senator Lee and Senator Booker tells a story in and of itself--the four leaders on this legislation--but then to consider the fact that President Trump has endorsed it, that Vice President Pence has come to the Republican conference lunch saying he is behind it and urging the Republican caucus to support it as well, really speaks to the political bipartisanship that we rarely, if ever, have seen in Washington. The groups who are behind it are equally amazing. To have the support, on an important criminal justice reform bill, of the Fraternal Order of Police is a great starting point, as far as I am concerned. Then to have the leading prosecutors--the leading criminal prosecutors association--join with the police really tells us that on the law enforcement side, we have the major players. On the other side, incredibly, we have the American Civil Liberties Union supporting this and most of the major civil rights organizations.…”