Twenty years ago I spent 16 years before that in the state assembly, and I always found in New York that it was easier to get people to vote for the building of prisons than it was to get them to vote for programs for folks coming out of prison and so on.
Serrano reflects on past challenges in funding prison programs versus building prisons.
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Thank you, Chairperson Lofgren and Members of the Committee, for having this important conversation and challenging the Smithsonian to be more vibrant, inclusive, and welcoming.
I respectfully request that the committee commit to an ever-greater appropriation for the CSO Grant Program in Fiscal Year 2021.
These CRs are a pain, and they really are a pain and shutdown for Indian Country.
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