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Sharpton has taken the lead in combating police violence. | AP Photo
Sen. Rand Paul and the Rev. Al Sharpton met for a candid breakfast date on Thursday.
We talked about his position on dealing with some criminal justice issues that I am concerned about, Sharpton said in a statement from the National Action Network, where he serves as president.
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We also discussed mandatory sentencing that he and Senator Cory Booker are proposing, the statement continued. It was a very candid and courteous conversation.
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Sharpton and Paul tweeted that they dont agree on much, but both were in the Senate Dining Room to discuss working toward reforms that would benefit the African-American community.
Sen. Paul and Rev. Sharpton discussed criminal justice reform, demilitarization of police, and the senators recent trip to Ferguson, Pauls spokesperson Eleanor May said in an email.
Sharpton has taken the lead in combating police violence in places such as New York City and Ferguson, Missouri, and has been a leading civil rights activist. Paul recently met with African-American groups in Ferguson, spoke at the National Urban League convention in July and has moved forward with the REDEEM Act, a bill proposed in conjunction with Booker to reform the criminal justice system.
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Rand Paul meets with Sharpton on crime issues
By Alexandra Jaffe, CNN
updated 11:17 AM EST, Thu November 20, 2014
Washington (CNN) -- Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) continued his outreach across the aisle Thursday morning with a breakfast meeting with progressive commentator and activist Al Sharpton.
During a "candid but courteous" conversation in the exclusive Senate dining room, the two men discussed criminal justice reform, the demilitarization of police and the senator's recent trip to Ferguson, Paul's spokeswoman said. As Sharpton noted in a tweet, they were three rare areas of agreement between the conservative star and the MSNBC host.
Paul has been working to broaden the Republican Party's appeal to minorities and young voters over the past year as he prepares for a probable 2016 presidential bid.
He's spoken at historically black universities and recently teamed up with Democratic Sen. Cory Booker on a drug sentencing reform bill, to address sentencing disparities that they say disproportionately affect minority inner-city youths. Sharpton's office, his spokeswoman said, reached out to set up the breakfast meeting.
Paul's spokeswoman said the meeting with Sharpton was "another example of Sen. Paul's willingness to work across the aisle to solve our nation's problems."
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But the two also discussed areas of disagreement, Sharpton said in a statement, notably their difference of opinion on President Barack Obama's impending executive action on deportations, which Paul opposes.
Still, Sharpton said, the meeting went well.
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