Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate will vote in the coming weeks on the sharply contested criminal justice reform legislation that has divided Congressional Republicans since receiving an endorsement from the White House in mid-November.

During a floor speech Tuesday morning, McConnell told his colleagues to "be prepared to work between Christmas and New Year's" in order to ensure the bill receives a vote, the Washington Post first reported.

 

December 11 2018

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