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Public property should be open to the public. We should not leave citizens to peer at their own democracy from behind fences when there are less restrictive ways to achieve security. Just as I've done for the Capitol and SCOTUS, I'll introduce a bill to prohibit permanent
Security is not only about reducing lives lost. It's also about safeguarding the institutions, freedoms and values that anchor our country. I introduced my bill to create a commission to recommend ways to maintain our tradition of openness while responding to security threats.
I filed several common-sense, pro-DC amendments to the FY 27 NDAA at the Rules Committee. From giving DC the same access to prestigious service academies as states to giving DC mayor the same authority over the DC National Guard that the governors of states and territories have
People Magazine has named my legislative assistant Raya Kenney as one of its “Heroes Among Us.” As a 5th grader Raya contacted my office with the idea for a bill to honor Women who Worked on the Home Front in WWII. I introduced the bill, which was signed into law in 2023.
If we want people leaving prison to be stable, productive members of their communities, we must ensure their physical and mental health struggles are addressed while they’re incarcerated. Placing financial barriers between inmates and the medical attention they need works
