With the GOP’s tax reform bill passed out of the House of Representatives on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, is hoping there’s an opening for criminal justice reform.
The Gainesville Republican has not only been a supporter of his party’s tax reform proposal — which has attracted mixed reviews as experts debate whether the complicated proposal cuts or raises taxes and spending in the long term — Collins gaveled in the vote that passed the bill Thursday. The bill now goes to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future.
With tax bill passed, Collins aiming for criminal justice reform