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From Dartunorro Clark and Rebecca Shabad
Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky on Monday designated Senator Mitch McConnell as the only person who can vote on the criminal. A bill on the reform of justice was adopted and called for public pressure on the leader of the majority.
Paul, speaking in front of the Louisville Urban League, said McConnell, the state's oldest senator, is the only person "who has the power" to authorize the vote on a the criminal justice reform bill and said the people of Louisville should call his office and say, "Let us vote, please."
"I will tell you that we need the help of a person. The only person who has the power of this vote – and I'm not saying that he stops it – but there is a person. He is a native of Louisville, he is quite well known and he has the power to authorize or refuse this vote, "said Paul, referring to McConnell.
" There is no reason that we should not vote. So I would say that if you are in Louisville, call and say, "Senator McConnell, all we want is a vote." He will pass by an overwhelming majority. "
Paul has been a passionate advocate for Congress acting in favor of criminal justice reform, often associating with colleagues in the Senate to create changes in the system." Last, Paul worked with Democratic Senator Kamala Harris of California to introduce a bill that would reform the country's bonding system
In collaboration with White House officials, lawmakers worked on justice reform During the first two years of the Trump administration, the bill passed by the House was overwhelmingly endorsed in May 1965.
The bill would implement the most Since the 1990s, this has been a major package of system reforms, including shortening some lengthy prison terms and improving the conditions of imprisonment.
President Donald Trump tweeted this weekend on Twitter, hoping McConnell call a vote on the measure.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and sponsor of the bill, tweeted last week that more than half of the Senate's Republicans supported him.
"Ldr McConnell said he would need more than 60 votes upward criminal justice reform and desire to show considerable support from Republicans.More than half of caucus members Republican support the law entitled First Step Act LET'S VOTE! "Grassley said.
Prior to the mid-term elections, McConnell had announced to the press that he would vote on a bill on criminal justice reform if he had enough votes – 60 – to defeat systematic obstruction.
News regarding Paul's remarks on Monday, and no indication that McConnell would hold a vote in the next two weeks.
The Congress still has two weeks of debate for the legislature to return to its constituencies. And before the new Congress takes an oath in January, lawmakers are trying to tackle a number of unresolved issues, including a must-attend spending package to avoid a government shutdown.
Some conservatives, including Senator Tom Cotton, R-Ark. , oppose the criminal justice bill. Cotton said on Twitter that some of the provisions in the bill were too lenient, suggesting that it would allow "repeat offenders with a long history of violence" to get out of the deal.
Dartunorro Clark reported from New York and Rebecca Shabad from Washington, DC [19659022] Dartunorro Clark
