After the EQUAL Act compromise (to eliminate the federal crack-vs-powder cocaine sentencing disparity) was left out of the 2022 omnibus, Durbin committed to keep advocating for it: "I will continue to work with Senator Booker in advocating for this historic legislation—legislation that will help reform our criminal justice system to better live up to the ideals of true justice and equality under the law."

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Derived from a tracked promise: “After the EQUAL Act compromise (to eliminate the federal crack-vs-powder cocaine sentencing disparity) was left out of the 2022 omnibus, Dur…”

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Office of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (durbin.senate.gov)https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-statement-on-exclusion-of-equal-act-compromise-in-omnibus-appropriations-bill- ↗
“I will continue to work with Senator Booker in advocating for this historic legislation”