Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today made the following statement after the President's speech at the NAACP Annual Convention.
"For several months a group of senators, including Republicans and Democrats, has been working in good faith on a possible criminal justice bill that encompasses a range of issues, including both front-end solutions such as safety valves and reductions in mandatory minimums in certain situations, and back-end solutions such as prison reform. Legislating takes a lot of hard work. We've had hours of meaningful discussions up to this point, and those of us in the room are committed to trying to reach an agreement that can gain wide bipartisan support."
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