Cracking the Code: A Markup Slideshow

There are six members of the Crew of 42 on the House Judiciary Committee. They are John Conyers, Mel Watt, Sheila Jackson Lee, Maxine Waters, Bobby Scott and Hank Johnson. Yesterday the committee held a lengthy markup that included the passage of HR 3245 to equalize the sentencing difference between crack and powder cocaine. HR 3245 was reported out of the Committee by a vote of 16-9. The Senate is expected to offer a simular piece of legislation in the next few legislative days.