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‘Hyde’s Days Are Numbered’: Reps. Pressley, Lee, and AOC Vow to Repeal Law That Restricts Abortions for Low-Income Women
On the 43rd anniversary of the passage of the Hyde Amendment, a key piece of legislation that restricts abortion rights for Medicaid recipients, Representatives Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) have announced the law’s days are numbered. In a video shared exclusively with The Root, the congresswomen condemn the “egregious policy…
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Federal Legalization of Marijuana Could Be Back on the Table
Presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) will reintroduce legislation Thursday that could end the federal prohibition on cannabis. Booker originally introduced the Marijuana Justice Act in August 2017. According to a release from Sen. Booker’s team, the bill “seeks to reverse decades of failed drug policy…
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