Quartz: Tonight's State of the Union guests represent a deeply divided America

The president’s backing of the First Step Act, a piece of legislation passed by Congress in December, is a rare bipartisan bright spot in Trump’s tenure so far. “This was a groundbreaking bill and a lot of people worked for many years to get to this point,” Holly Harris, executive director of the Justice Action Network, told USA Today. “(But) we can’t take our eyes off the prize, which is actually impacting lives. In order for that to happen in a real significant way we’ve got to make sure implementation is happening swiftly and appropriately.”

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