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Fate of bipartisan bill on criminal justice reform uncertain

A rare bipartisan agreement on a bill, which reduces mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders, turned into a heated exchange after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his opposition to the bill. The bill was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. NPR’s justice correspondent Carrie Johnson joins Hari Sreenivasan for more.