[Judge Amy Coney Barrett]
A coalition of law students, in partnership with community-based organizations, will be hosting a masked, socially distanced rally near the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse on October 14, 2020 at 12:00 PM as part of the People’s Parity Project Day of Action…
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Center for Popular Democracy
#SaveSCOTUS National Day of Action Being Held in Brooklyn Today
PROGRESSIVE LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE “PEOPLES’S HOUSING PLATFORM” TO ADDRESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
[Affordable Housing\Homelessness\People’s Housing Platform]
Congressman Earl Blumenauer: “Across America, communities large and small are grappling with the housing crisis. Centuries of blatant discrimination and decades of federal underinvestment have left people without the resources to provide affordable housing solution. The People’s Housing Platform provides a reset on our housing policy and a bold vision for the future.”
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MINNESOTA CONGRESSWOMAN OMAR INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO EXPAND PUBLIC HOUSING AND FIGHT HOMELESSNESS
[Congress\Public Housing]
Rep. Omar: “Every American deserves access to a safe and stable place to live, but unfortunately, our current free-market housing system is not meeting the needs of working families. On a single night, over 10,000 people in Minnesota were homeless last year… And that’s just Minnesota.”
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MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSWOMAN PRESLEY UNVEILS PROGRESSIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEGISLATION PLAN
[Congressional News\Criminal Justice]
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley: “You cannot have a government for and by the people if it is not represented by all of the people. For far too long, those closest to the pain have not been closest to the power, resulting in a racist, xenophobic, rogue, and fundamentally flawed criminal legal system.”
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TEXAS CONGRESSMAN AL GREEN ON FORMAL IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY OF TRUMP: “WE HAVE BEEN VINDICATED”
[Impeachment News]
Texas Congressman Green: “With nearly 200 Members of the House of Representatives favoring an impeachment inquiry, we have been VINDICATED. However, as we approach the 218 votes needed to impeach, there is more to be done.”
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