Jerry Nadler: “The EQUAL Act of 2021 represents an important step in our efforts to…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2021

The EQUAL Act of 2021 represents an important step in our efforts to reform the criminal justice system. I thank Representatives Jeffries, Scott, Armstrong, and Bacon for their leadership in introducing this important legislation and for assembling a broad and bipartisan coalition of stakeholders in support of the bill, including the Department of Justice and advocacy groups that span the entire ideological spectrum. Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bipartisan bill today, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Jerry Nadler

Democratic · New York

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Sep 28, 2021

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