releases: https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-senate-passage-of-bipartisan-first-step-act
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| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-senate-passage-of-bipartisan-first-step-act | Kaine Statement On Senate Passage Of Bipartisan First Step Act | 2018-12-18 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | December 18, 2018 Kaine Statement On Senate Passage Of Bipartisan First Step Act WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement after the Senate passed the First Step Act: Racial disparities and mandatory minimums have left countless Americans in prison fornonviolentoffenses. Passage of this compromise bill is a much-needed first step to fix the sentencing and incarceration policies that have disproportionately hurt communities of color.We should build on this success by pursuing anti-profiling and civil rights reforms to makeadditionalimprovements to our criminal justice system. ### Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |