Sen. Lee talks about former Judge Paul Cassell—a strong critic of harsh federal sentencing laws—& Weldon Angelos: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/02/09/former-federal-judge-to-president-obama-free-the-man-i-sentenced-to-55-years-in-prison/?utm_term=.462bddbca030 …
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Sen. Booker talks about communities impacted: "Do I know people [who've been arrested or in jail]? Yes. Do I have friends [who have]? Yes."
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Why hasn't sentencing bill come up for a vote? Lee: "The people who are responsible for scheduling a vote haven't scheduled a vote."
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Lee says he thinks the bill would get around 70 votes in the Senate and veto-proof majority in both chambers — not that it would need it.
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Booker talks about his positive relationships on this w/ Grover Norquist and Koch general counsel Mark Holden — "his friend" now, he adds.
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Booker says Terence Crutcher was "murdered this week," then quickly backs up, says, "— killed this week."
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@tparti asks about the prison work stoppage—the largest ever—going on right now. The 13th Amendment, Lee says, "It doesn't speak to this." -
Lee says he's not familiar enough with the work stoppage, though, to comment on the specifics.
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Booker is talking about re-entry issues, not
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Now, Booker is talking about how bad solitary confinement is — akin to torture, he says.
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Here it is. If those in prison have ideas on how to improve it, "I'm all for that," Booker says. "Am I sympathetic? Yeah, absolutely."
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Lee gets ~exercised~ about the bill (S.2123). "It saves lives," he almost shouts. Booker: "He's so righteously right on this issue."
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Lee: "Just because we treat people with human dignity ... doesn't mean we're being soft on crime."
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Lee: "I challenge our friends up the Hill to schedule a vote this Congress."
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Plot Twist Of The Night At
#BuzzFeedBrews:@SenMikeLee beats@CoryBooker handily on their sock game.pic.twitter.com/rq2tm3M6qV
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Booker says that he and Clinton discussed criminal justice issues in the phone call when she told him he wasn't getting "a certain job."
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The best part was when Lee talked about cocaine. I doubt Opie even knows what cocaine looks like.
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