Bipartisan Coalition urges President Trump to Oppose Cotton-Kennedy Amendments to the FIRST STEP Act.
Nobody wins when former prisoners fail to adjust to life outside, or worse, end up back behind bars. 97% of all prison inmates will eventually return home.
The FIRST STEP Act helps to prepare inmates for their release, making them better neighbors and keeping our communities safe.
President Trump and his allies in Congress developed a proposal to fix our failing prison system. Known as the FIRST STEP Act, the legislation was approved in the House of Representatives by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 360-59.
Now it is up for a vote in the Senate, but a couple senators are trying to tack on harmful amendments which would undermine the principles of the FIRST STEP Act.
Tell your senator to support the FIRST STEP Act as introduced and to oppose harmful Cotton-Kennedy Amendments.
Click here for more information on the FIRST STEP Act.
When you click "call" you will automatically be connected to your legislator's office to voice your support of the First Step Act.
Feel free to use the sample call script below as a guide for your conversation.
Sample Call Script
My name is [say full name] and I am a constituent of Senator [say your Senator's last name]. I urge him/her to vote for the First Step Act as introduced and oppose the harmful Cotton-Kennedy Amendments. This issue is very important to me, and I ask the Senator to let me know how he plans to vote on this bill that will make our communities safer.
