#RAP Act returns to House floor

#RAP Act returns to House floor

The bill would limit the use of song lyrics as evidence court rooms nationwide. Left: Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA). Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images. Right: Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY). Photos by Drew Angerer/Getty Images.   Last July, Reps. Hank Johnson and Jamaal Bowman (Democratic congressmen from Georgia and New York, respectively) brought a bill to…

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#House GOP introduces bill to reinforce border, limit asylum

#House GOP introduces bill to reinforce border, limit asylum

House Republicans on Thursday formally unveiled their sweeping immigration package due to reach the floor next month, combining two measures that Democrats have complained would severely limit asylum while attacking nonprofits that aid immigrants. The package joins two bills, one that includes severe restrictions on asylum-seekers from the Judiciary Committee and another from the Homeland Committee that…

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