Vote on Criminal Justice Overhaul Might Not Happen If GOP Split
Advocates and Republican members who support proposed legislation that would reduce mandatory minimum sentences are trying to get support from as many Republican members as they can despite tough law-and-order rhetoric from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, said Nathan Leamer, policy analyst and outreach manager for the R Street Institute.
That’s why think tanks and advocacy groups are flocking to Capitol Hill to explain why overhauling the criminal justice system is a conservative issue, Leamer said.
