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On the recordJanuary 20, 2022
Three years ago, we passed the ground-breaking piece of bipartisan legislation, The First Step Act of 2018.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler highlights the significance of The First Step Act in criminal justice reform.

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