While President Donald Trump held a party celebrating the “First Step Act,” a rare piece of bipartisan legislation focused on criminal justice reform, advocates fretted that the law may never be fully funded.
According to a Monday New York Times report, Trump’s budget only allotted $14 million to the law’s programs, whereas the legislation calls for $75 million.
The Office of Management and Budget says it will revisit the law’s funding, but advocates worry that the combination of Trump’s political opportunism and the Justice Department’s lack of interest will let the act fall by the wayside.
‘poor’ Van Jones
Trump’s budget only allotted $14 million to the law’s programs, whereas the legislation calls for $75 million.
And Mr Blubber is going to pocket the rest of the money .
Oh c’mon…this is PURE Donnie…announce a ‘win’, throw a party, tweet and then don’t fund it or implement but the ‘base’ will run out there and INSIST that Donnie is ‘fulfilling his promises’…
Trump would fund"Justice for Wealthy Criminals ",nothing else.
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