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  • Senate ducks filibuster on major sentencing reform with bipartisan deal

    12/17/2018 4:43:51 PM PST · by jazusamo · 26 replies
    The Washington Times ^ | December 17, 2018 | Stephen Dinan
    Senators linked arms and voted Monday to advance a new bill combining sentencing and prison reforms, setting up final passage later this week and creating the groundwork for a major bipartisan compromise. President Trump had urged GOP Senate leaders to drop their longstanding objections and allow the bipartisan bill to reach the floor, and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell finally agreed, after the bill was changed a final time to win over some additional conservatives. With those changes in hand, the measure cleared a potential filibuster on a 82-12 vote, far more than the 60 votes needed. The Senate will now...