Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was censured by a 224-198 vote in the House after interrupting President Trump’s joint address to Congress, while Republicans were not censured for similar actions against President Biden during his State of the Union addresses.
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Democratic lawmakers continue to urge President Biden to use his clemency authority before leaving office
Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley and Mary Gay Scanlon are urging President Joe Biden to use his clemency authority to address mass incarceration and reunite families before leaving office.
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With a nod to her mentor Shirley Chisholm, Rep. Barbara Lee exits Congress as a renegade herself
Barbara Lee, the only Black woman elected to Congress from California’s regions north of Los Angeles, has been a trailblazer in her career, casting the only vote against the authorization for the use of military force against those responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks, and her legacy is a touchstone for a new generation.
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley calls on Biden to pardon death row inmates
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and her colleagues are urging President Joe Biden to commute the death sentences of individuals currently on federal death row, citing racial disparities and systemic inequities in the judicial system.