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First Step Act

Floor Speech

By: Ted Cruz
By: Ted Cruz
Date: Dec. 18, 2018
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Criminal Justice

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Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, I want to thank the bill's sponsors for working with me on this amendment. I think this bill that the Senate is getting ready to pass is a major bill that moves in the direction of justice. It lowers mandatory minimums for nonviolent drug offenders.

This amendment excludes a series of specific violent offenses, including carjacking, destruction of aircraft and motor vehicles, and drive-by shootings. Another component of it is an amendment that Senator Lankford has introduced that protects religious liberty.

The sponsors on both sides, Democratic and Republican, have agreed to this amendment. I want to thank them for their cooperation in that.

I yield my time to Senator Lankford.

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