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Urging Support of H.R. 2166, Public Sfety Ex-Offender Self-Sufficiency Act of 2003

Date: Jan. 28, 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Housing and Property Criminal Justice


URGING SUPPORT FOR H.R. 2166, PUBLIC SAFETY EX-OFFENDER SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACT OF 2003 -- (House of Representatives - January 28, 2004)

(Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I listened with great interest last week as the President gave his State of the Union address and was quite pleased at one point when he mentioned the need to establish programs for ex-offenders, for people returning home after having been incarcerated. And I could not agree with him more.

So I urge my colleagues to get on board with me and support H.R. 2166, my Public Safety Ex-Offender Self-Sufficiency Act, which is designed to build 100,000 units of SRO-type housing for these individuals over a 5-year period.

If we really want to help people returning home from prison, let us start by giving them a place to stay.

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