i think today's announcement, prankly, is a great step forward -- frankly, is a great step forward.rs booker, senator lee, also the other senators who crossed the aisle to começó together with differet ideas on how to improve our system. certainly, as a longtime prosecutor, i remember prosecuting cases where we looked at people who were being cycled through a system, nonviolent drug offenders who were facing severe mandatory minimums, either being deported or going back home, and you really couldn't see the utility in it. whereas we really needed to focus our resources on the kingpins, the true leaders and organizers of the narcotics organization. so it's something that the department of justice has been focused on for a long time. my predecessor, eric holder, as you recall, introduced the smart on crime initiative which did redirect our resources in the narcotics area for nonviolent offenders into an area where judges and prosecutors had more discretion. a lot of that's mirrored in this bill, so we're incredibly grateful to see that. and a i'm looking forward to working with all th