Welch Advocates for Expanding Mental Health Services and Urges Reform in the Criminal Justice System During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
January 17, 2024
January 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) advocated for additional measures to further reform the criminal justice system and highlighted the importance of expanding funding for mental health services. Today's hearing focused on the bipartisan First Step Act, a bill Sen. Welch helped pass as a member of the House of Representatives in 2018.
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In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) advocated for additional measures to further reform the criminal justice system and highlighted the importance of expanding funding for mental health services. Today's hearing focused on the bipartisan First Step Act, a bill Sen. Welch helped pass as a member of the House of Representatives in 2018.
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