Pete Sessions: “S. 10, the juvenile justice bill that will shortly be before this Senate, is one of the best pieces of legislation for…”

“S. 10, the juvenile justice bill that will shortly be before this Senate, is one of the best pieces of legislation for law enforcement that I have seen in a number of years. I am absolutely convinced that it is the finest reform of criminal justice in at least 20 years. This bill was crafted last term by Senator Hatch, who is a prime sponsor of it and who is chairman of the Judiciary Committee. I have had the dual honors of serving as the chairman of the Juvenile Violence Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee and also of working with him on this legislation. We are very proud of the bill that has been produced. We think it will do tremendous things for law enforcement. It is the kind of bill that does what it ought to do. It is not designed to get headlines; it is designed to improve the system of criminal justice in America. Mr. President, I served for 17 years, the better part of my professional career, as a prosecutor. It has been a particular honor for me to be able to have the opportunity to participate in reforming juvenile justice in America, because I know from my firsthand personal experience, gained as a U.S. attorney and as attorney general of Alabama, that this system is not working well.”