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The president is trying to address. >> martha: i know it's a big week for you. criminal justice reform is something you feel very strongly about. a little bit of pushback from some of your fellow senators. senator kennedy spoke out against it today. he feels like it is going to free people who are danger to society. why do you believe it's going to actually make communities safer than ever? >> that is a great question, martha. i grew up in a single-parent household mired in poverty, in a crime-ridden neighborhood. we had our house broken into. the first thing i think about when i think about c...

In february 2017. >> the problem is picking one population with another and that is not the way we should be doing this. we should be funding programs for every one. what you missed on the sheet is the recidivism programs cut 40%, 22% depending where it is. we save $4 or $5 and it doesn't add up and not counting the savings, taxes being paid now that people have jobs and savings for people returning to prison. abby: you didn't answer the question, apologize for interrupting you. in terms of people that need jobs we have homeless veterans on the streets, college graduates who cannot get jobs. w...