We have passed federal bills and more than 100 bills across the country so we are really grateful for all of the support from the people. Certainly the support from our , generous people who really just want to make the world a better place. Today is the oneyear anniversary of the First Step Act being signed into law. Tell us what the First Step Act did and how effective has it been. Washe First Step Act actually a negotiated bill. It wasnt even the build we really hoped to pass, which was the sentencing reform and corrections act. It was a groundbreaking reform at safelywas aimed reducing incarceration at the federal level and also reducing recidivism. But also it ensured that we do not have these egregiously long oneences for people like woman who received a life sentence for a first time lowlevel nonviolent drug crime. Effective. Been it has freed thousands who should have been home years ago, but we still have a long way to go, and yesterday actually we thea one Day Anniversary of
We are going to open up regional lines for this conversation this morning. That means if you are in the eastern or central time zones, we want to hear from you at 202 7488000. If you are in the mountain or pacific time zones, we want to hear from you at 202 7488001. In mind, you can always text us your opinion at 202 always3, and we are reading on social media. You can reach us on twitter at cspanwj and facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Again, the idea and concerns about government surveillance has been on peoples minds recently. Infact, there was a story nbc today that i wanted to read to you that talks about some of the concerns about government surveillance. The unsupported claims that President Donald Trump has made for two years about the fbis russia investigation, calling it a witch hunt cooked up by his political opponents, the conclusion by the Justice Department watchdog of the that the probe was justified was big news. But the other major findings of the Inspector Generals rep