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On the recordMay 18, 2022
I hope Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley's historic legislation to transform our nation's broken clemency system continues.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Hernandez supports Pressley's legislation for clemency reform and addressing mass incarceration.

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