Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder Members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in a Thursday hearing grilled the top leader of federal prisons on how the agency would address staffing shortages and reports of abuse of incarcerated people. “The Bureau (of Prisons) has been riddled with mismanagement and, sadly, with scandal,” …
Read More »Ossoff, Kelly Introduce Bill Banning Stock Trading by Members of Congress
Last week, Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ)introduced legislation to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks while in office. In a move widely praised by government groups across the political spectrum, the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act will require all members of Congress, their …
Read More »‘Right To Vote Act’ Introduced By Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff
Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff has introduced the Right to Vote Act, legislation to create a first-ever affirmative Federal voting rights guarantee for all U.S. citizens. As voting rights are under attack in Georgia and across the country, the Right to Vote Act protects American citizens’ fundamental right to vote. It establishes a first-ever …
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