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Advocates have been pressing Biden for more action on criminal justice and police reform, in particular to address the racial disparities in prison populations and racism within law enforcement.
DeAnna Hoskins, who heads JustLeadershipUSA, has been pushing the administration to appoint a “reentry czar” to help facilitate the reentry of previously imprisoned people into society, she told The Hill in previous interviews.
The Biden administration has taken some initial steps to reform the justice system, including ending the Justice Department’s use of private prisons and deciding to open up “pattern or practice” investigations into the Minneapolis and Louisville police departments.
Yesterday, in commemoration of Second Chance Month, Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, White House Public Engagement Director Cedric Richmond, and White.
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On Wednesday night, Biden announced the sweeping, New Deal-like $1.8 trillion American Families Plan an unprecedented federal investment in education, childcare, and paid family leave which would be paid for by raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans. In that same speech, his first address to Congress, Biden urged Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act by next month, the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death. The bill seeks to end certain deadly police techniques at the federal level and improve training, as well as ban no-knock warrants in federal drug cases, end “qualified immunity,” and create a national police misconduct registry. He also urged Congress to act on gun legislation in the wake of multiple mass shootings, specifically calling out the Senate Republicans who are stalling the process.
Kamala Harris: Team player accused of lacklustre first 100 days as vice-president
As numbers of migrants at the US border soars to record highs, the Veep has yet to get a real grip on the crisis
29 April 2021 • 6:00am
Kamala Harris flanks Joe Biden during his addresses a joint session of congress: the first time two women have say behind a president for this speech
But rather than taking the lead, critics describe her performance 100 days in as rather lacklustre.
Last month, Mr Biden delegated Ms Harris one of the administration’s toughest tasks – combating the surge of migrants at the Mexican border. The job is something of a political grenade, a hot-button issue that riles up the Republican party.
100 days: Vice President Kamala Harris becomes prominent advocate for Biden s agenda
By Alexandra Jaffe
VP Harris leads southern border coordination efforts after Biden appointment
President Biden said Wednesday that he has appointed Vice President Kamala Harris to lead his administration’s efforts to address a record surge in migrants.
WASHINGTON - When President Joe Biden named Kamala Harris as his running mate, there were whispers about her ambition would a former rival be a loyal soldier to a president she so sharply criticized on the campaign trail?
Fueling those whispers was their relationship while cordial, it was initially not particularly close.