Rep. Bush Leads House Colleagues in Urging Department of Justice to Stop Seeking Death Penalty
August 10, 2021
August 10, 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2021:
Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), along with Reps. AdrianoEspaillat (NY-13), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) sent a letter to Department of Justice Attorney General Judge Merrick B. Garland urging him to halt all federal participation in the capital punishment system and prohibit Department attorneys from seeking the death penalty.
"We must work . . .
Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), along with Reps. AdrianoEspaillat (NY-13), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) sent a letter to Department of Justice Attorney General Judge Merrick B. Garland urging him to halt all federal participation in the capital punishment system and prohibit Department attorneys from seeking the death penalty.
"We must work . . .