Congress moves on Criminal Justice Reform
News Mississippi
Congress moves on Criminal Justice Reform
By Alex Paton
Legislation to improve the criminal justice system has been passed in Washington.
Mississippi Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith voted for the “First Step Act” which they say will address a number of...
Senate passes First Step Act with push from criminal justice groups; bill goes to House
USA Today
Senate passes First Step Act with push from criminal justice groups; bill goes to House
By Deborah Barfield Berry
WASHINGTON – Alex Gudich and the team from #cut50 weren’t taking any votes for granted. They spent Tuesday knocking on the doors of senators and urging them to support...
Republican lawmakers introduce bill to put financial pressure on Iran
Homeland Preparedness News
Republican lawmakers introduce bill to put financial pressure on Iran
By Dave Kovaleski
U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) introduced a bill that would counter Iranian money laundering and financing of terrorism.
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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith sworn in as first woman elected to represent Mississippi in Washington
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith sworn in as first woman elected to represent Mississippi in Washington
Daily Journal
WASHINGTON, D.C. • U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith was sworn in Monday to complete the Senate term of former U.S. Senator Thad Cochran.
Sen...
Congress Moves to Blacklist Iranian Banks
Washington Free Beacon
Congress Moves to Blacklist Iranian Banks
By Adam Kredo
Iran hawks in Congress are in the early stages of planning an all-out campaign to blacklist, sanction, and isolate Iranian banks tied to the funding of terrorism and money laundering, according to sources and...