Bobby L. Rush tweeted the following:
"Wishing everyone in IL's First District & around the country a #MerryChristmas!"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Bobby L. Rush:
"This practice serves only to fatten profits & harm families, and once @POTUS signs the bill, we will put a stop to it. Thank you to @SenDuckworth for partnering with me on this vital issue, & for working to get this bill across the finish line." on Dec. 22Read on Twitter
"The bill is named after #MarthaWrightReed, a woman who became an activist on the issue after she was forced to choose between paying for her medication & talking to her incarcerated grandson over the phone, due to the exorbitant prison phone charges." on Dec. 22Read on Twitter
"I am thrilled that the House & Senate passed S. 1541, the Senate version of my bill to ban charging families exorbitant costs to call incarcerated loved ones. This is inhumane & immoral, which is why I have been working with advocates for years to stop it." on Dec. 22Read on Twitter
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