Grassley & Durbin Comment on Sentencing Reform

Monday, Feb. 8, 2016

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, the lead co-sponsors of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, released the following statement.

“Over the course of the last year in putting together this bill, we listened to a diverse set of views and came up with a consensus piece that passed the committee by a 15-5 vote.  Now, as we look to floor consideration, we’re again listening to colleagues, including those who have well-documented concerns with certain aspects of the bill.  We’re working to find a path forward that addresses some of those concerns while maintaining both the core principles and significance of the bill and the broad bipartisan support that the bill has already garnered.  How those changes will look is still being determined, but we’re moving ahead to get a bill ready to be considered on the Senate floor.”