The Washington Post: McConnell to bring up criminal justice bill for a Senate vote
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McConnell sounded a similar message in a meeting with about a half-dozen advocates of overhauling the criminal justice system two weeks ago. During that sit-down in his Capitol office, McConnell praised the advocates for their work on the legislation and detailed some of the hurdles ahead — but emphasized that he wasn’t one of them, according to attendees.
“He made very clear that he wasn’t putting his hands on the scale and that he wasn’t our obstacle,” said Holly Harris, the executive director of the Justice Action Network. “That is verbatim what he said.”