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| Subject: | [GreatLakes] Fw: Justice eReport, 5/17/07 |
| Date: | Thu, 17 May 2007 15:30:03 -0500 |
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Subject: Justice eReport, 5/17/07
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Pat Nolan, Vice President of Prison Fellowship. For Pat Nolan's complete biography, please visit our web site. more
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| Prisoner Reentry Bill Stalls in House |
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Dear Friends, The Second Chance Act, HR 1593, was set for a vote by the full House of Representatives this past Tuesday. The bill will help ex-offenders with their transition to life on the outsideâ€"specifically, in five key areas: jobs, housing, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and strengthening families. The bill currently has overwhelming bi-partisan support and was expected to pass quickly. However, at the last minute the vote was cancelled because the Republican Leadership said there was opposition from some of the Republican members. This is distressing and puzzling because the bill has strong support among conservative Republicans such as Reps. Cannon, Chabot, Coble, Forbes, Franks, Pence, Pitts and Sensenbrenner. I think the Republican Leadership staff completely misread the opinion of the Republican members and overreacted when they were contacted by a few, very vocal, opponents within the Republican conference. This is how you can help: Call your Representative today at 202-224-3121, and ask them to support HR 1593, the Second Chance Act. In addition, if they are a Republican, ask them to personally press their leadership (Reps. Boehner and Blunt) to place the bill back on the Suspension Calendar so that it can be voted on immediately. You can find out more about this bill at Justice Fellowship's Legislative Action Center, where you can also find out the name of your representative and a sample email. However, a call is much more effective than an email. So, if you can only do one, please make the call. In His service,
Pat Nolan Vice President, Prison Fellowship
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