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Federal Lawmakers Reintroduce Bi-Partisan EQUAL Act to ‘Eliminate’ Crack and Cocaine ‘Sentencing Disparity’

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Cory Booker, and Dick Durbin Thursday reintroduced the bipartisan Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act, along with Rep. Kelly Armstrong and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.

The EQUAL Act, according to Booker, is designed to, “eliminate the federal crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparity and apply it retroactively to those already convicted or sentenced.”

Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Cynthis Lummic (R-WY) and Rand Paul (R-KY), joined Booker and Durbin as cosponsors in the Senate.

 In the House of Representatives, Booker said Don Bacon (R-NE) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) will be joining as cosponsors.

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