These Bills Matter — On the Record

Abortion rights are under attack: We have a responsibility to talk about it

Ignoring the push by Republican lawmakers to pass legislation restricting abortion jeopardizes women’s rights and demands discussion, debate and pushback.

— Melody Stainbrook

AbortionCarly KabotOctober 27, 2021Melody Stainbrook

Two decades of war: The United States’ responsibility to Afghanistan

After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act would expand aid to Afghanistan and address the refugee crisis.

— Melody Stainbrook

Foreign affairsCarly KabotOctober 9, 2021Melody Stainbrook

Has the era of private prisons finally come to an end?

Passing the Justice is Not for Sale Act would end decades of private companies operating prisons. After years of profiting off of a corrupt system that targets marginalized groups, this bill is an opportunity for justice.

— Melody Stainbrook

Criminal JusticeCarly KabotMarch 7, 2021Melody Stainbrook

The recent attempts to reinstate the 1776 Commission silences the history of slavery in the United States

The Preserve American History Act aims to reinstate the widely criticized 1776 Commission. As lawmakers decide how young minds will view our nation’s past, we must remind them that only through truth can America begin to rectify systematic inequalities.

— Melody Stainbrook

History, RacismCarly KabotFebruary 20, 2021Melody Stainbrook

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