prison reform

[HairOfTheDog]

are facing resistance from Congress -- particularly from Mitch McConnell and Ted Cruz.

Why would anyone resist such a good thing. Rhetorical question. Jesus. That old fucker, Mitch, hates humanity. Cocksucka!

As an aside, on a couple separate occasions I have seen him publicly berated for being such a shitty individual, he never says a word, he continues on as if deaf, his wife on the other hand gives some sass right back.

I don't know for sure why some congresspersons don't support the current bill.

But, I imagine that some of the opposing Republicans have financial ties to the lucrative private prison industry and/or a focus on punishing people over administering justice and reducing repeat offenses.

Some of the most liberal Democrats would likely prefer to see more comprehensive changes than what's reflected in the current First Step Initiative.

Hopefully, enough compromises can be made to get the bill passed.  Then, it can be expanded upon later.

 It seems Nancy Pelosi is likely to be elected Speaker of the House.  If so, that's a good thing for Trump when it comes to bi-partisan initiatives like this one, in cases where he's facing opposition from his own party.  

While she sometimes makes pretty stupid guffaws when delivering public speeches, Pelosi is a very smart and effective negotiator and vote-wrangler.  She works with everyone in Congress on both sides of the aisle.

There weren't enough Democrat votes to get Obamacare passed into law, for example, so Pelosi managed to convince several Republicans to vote for it and carried it over the finish line.  No small feat.