I thank you all for being here this long day. It is nearing the end.
We have been looking at a higher education and a education system that really has not changed much in the last 100 and a...
Chairman Raskin, your state legislature in Maryland was next, banning the box for public employment in 2013.
I do have some concerns that I think we should address and look forward to hearing about today.
the Federal Government says--you know, it is the words of Ronald Reagan, you know, the nine most dangerous--however many...
Criminal justice reform is very personal to me. I have seen the problems that plague the system through many lenses.
Numerous people create calendar entries on what can be labeled my calendar to maintain a schedule for the organization o...
It will give formerly incarcerated individuals a fair chance at a job and a piece of the American dream.
I support the bill, and we all should support the bill.
The Fair Chance Act is important, both in terms of what it does, and in terms of the example it sets.
Our bill would do what many state agencies and private corporations are already doing.
I worked on the First Step Act with my friend, Hakeem Jeffries and introduced it with a belief that we can and should do...
It is my hope that members of this committee and all of my colleagues will look at a strong, bipartisan support of this ...
We can do better. We can provide meaningful opportunities to those who have paid their dues who are seeking a second cha...
I am going to be very brief.
the idea is to give people a chance so that they can then go forward and do for their families.
What they wanted more than anything was to be productive members of society. They wanted to have a job.
I do not think people really fully understand the volume of African American people who are locked up for offenses like ...
