[Congressional News\Mass Incarceration News]
Rep. Nydia Velázquez: “The stigma of incarceration can make basic needs like employment inaccessible for those that have already paid their debt to society. For returning citizens, entrepreneurship is a proven tool that can unlock economic opportunities and provide a path toward a healthy and productive life. By providing these individuals with the knowledge and training needed to run a small business, this bill will help to ensure that returning citizens have a place in our economy and a genuine second chance.”
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NEW YORK CITY HALL
NY CONGRESSWOMAN VELAZQUEZ PUSHES LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE JOB AND ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING IN PRISONS
CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER JOHNSON ANNOUNCES FUNDING TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE CORRECT 2020 CENSUS COUNT
[City Hall\Census 2020]
NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson on funding community groups to get a correct 2020 Census count: “A complete count will send a strong message to the Trump Administration that New York is not invisible and not intimidated by the president’s attacks on our diverse communities.”
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