Rep. Payne Jr. Votes Against Bill That Could Imprison Black Americans for Minor Drug Offenses
May 26, 2023
May 26, 2023
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023:
Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted against the HALT Fentanyl Act today because it could result in hundreds to thousands of Black Americans being arrested and imprisoned for minor drug offenses. The bill, H.R. 467, would expand mandatory minimum sentencing for the manufacture, import or possession of fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances with intent to distribute. In addit . . .
Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted against the HALT Fentanyl Act today because it could result in hundreds to thousands of Black Americans being arrested and imprisoned for minor drug offenses. The bill, H.R. 467, would expand mandatory minimum sentencing for the manufacture, import or possession of fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances with intent to distribute. In addit . . .