From the New York Times. By CARL HULSE, MAY 19, 2016 A bipartisan criminal justice overhaul remains stalled in the Senate. But its backers might have found a new argument to break it loose: It would save a significant amount of money. The Congressional Budget Office, in a new report, estimated that the legislation reducing […]
From the Washington Examiner. By Grover Norquist & Adam Brandon • 5/18/16 12:04 AM Recently, a few notable organizations have added their voices in support of criminal justice reform efforts in the Senate. The International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Major County Sheriffs’ Association, Concerned Veterans of America and the National District Attorneys [...]
From WORLD. By J.C. Derrick. Posted 5/17/16, 09:30 am WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill late Monday to give the State Department more tools to promote religious freedom abroad.“Around the world we are witnessing an unprecedented crisis of international religious freedom, a crisis that continues to create millions of victims,” said Rep. […]
From The Hill. By Jordan Fabian. May 16, 2016, 12:18 pm President Obama on Monday urged Congress to pass an overhaul of the criminal justice system as he honored law enforcement officers who risked their lives in the line of duty. “We’re going to keep pushing Congress to move forward in a bipartisan way to […]
From The Washington Post. May 9. THE BIG IDEA, by White House Bureau Chief Juliet Eilperin: For a while, it looked like criminal justice reform would be the great white whale of this Congress: that elusive triumph that was just out of reach for the Democrats and Republicans who believed it was finally within their […]
From The Hill. By Jordain Carney. May 08, 2016, 08:00 am Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is under increasing pressure to bring up a revised criminal justice bill despite staunch opposition from conservatives in his own caucus. The Republican leader has been careful not to take a side on the legislation, even though his […]
From the Christian Times. CB Condez 26 April, 2016. The Foreign Affairs committee of the United States House of Representatives has, on Wednesday, unanimously adopted a bill that would improve the country’s ability to advance global religious freedom. House Resolution 1150, titled the “Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2015,” aims to amend […]
Greg Mitchell moderated this policy briefing in the U.S. Senate with former federal prosecutors From U.S. Justice Action Network. April 8, 2016 The U.S. Justice Action Network with partner organizations Right on Crime and the Faith and Freedom Coalition hosted a briefing for Congressional staff featuring four former federal prosecutors and senior Justice Department officials who [...]
