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Generation Opportunity advocates for more freedom, better opportunities, and a brighter future for all young Americans!

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We are moving our fight for freedom to Americans for Prosperity. Come hang out with us there: https://t.co/D70aSuXYgB

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"There is no one answer to reduce our recidivism rate, but one of the ways we can help rehabilitate the incarcerated is by treating prisoners with greater dignity and respect. " https://t.co/dZ6ug4P4Vl @EricaJedynak @AFP_NewJersey

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"Civil-asset forfeiture might sound boring, but in reality it amounts to government theft of people’s belongings." https://t.co/d2NAQfiirq

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Taxpayer funded film studio in New York was just sold for $1. This corporate welfare deal was a massive loss for taxpayers. https://t.co/hkvrwskI3s

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Some states' occupational licensing laws can make it harder for people to repay student loans. Here's how: https://t.co/JALqqkjitv

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Do New Jersey's corporate welfare deals come at too high a price? https://t.co/LzC2DZIJde

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"Getting rid of the old net neutrality regulations is about opening up the market for Internet service and content delivery in ways that will unleash a new generation of innovation and investment." https://t.co/NbX1tfhtRH @ceidotorg @RichardMorrison

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"The FIRST STEP Act could help put our family back together, sooner."

#familiesforjusticereformNOW #cantwait #FIRSTSTEPAct

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Yesterday, President Trump granted clemency to Alice Johnson who has more than paid her debt to society. Her "case represents a significant milestone in the White House’s criminal justice reform efforts." https://t.co/huoDngwutv

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“Sean and Lamont are proof of the potential locked up in American prisons right now. But their happy endings are exceptions.” https://t.co/zyljbnGPEI

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"You talk about a guy who did everything he was supposed to do while in prison, he turned his life around... but now he's heading back to prison. It doesn't make any sense." https://t.co/7H935KULSR @reason @cjciaramella

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"Subjecting ride-sharing drivers them to the kind of regulations that made taxicabs so uncompetitive will only harm consumers and drivers." - @BrianPJencunas @RSI https://t.co/38s9obzV4q

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Terminally ill patients & their families are extended hope and chance to try to save their own lives as @POTUS signs #RightToTry into law.
https://t.co/1rvywHb4EE

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"People go through all this effort to reform themselves. And then they can't work when they get out. It's an extraordinary and powerful irony.”
See how occupational licensing hurts formerly incarcerated individuals seeking work: https://t.co/hOCCMtoR6g

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"Whether by making a commitment to hire ex-offenders or providing work & training to inmates, businesses have a critical role to play in providing opportunity... and, ultimately, in reducing recidivism and enhancing public safety." https://t.co/2v2KJYfUc5

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"Today, nearly half of all federal inmates return to prison... This bill [is] aimed at changing the revolving-door narrative of prisons in ways that help ex-offenders become productive, law-abiding members of society." https://t.co/8oPNplWwPI

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"There’s no argument that shampooing hair requires 10 times the amount of training necessary to become an EMT (which takes just 160 hours)."
See how occupational licensing laws often have more to do with politics than "public safety." https://t.co/T7XaGkpQlf

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Today, Congress has the opportunity to work together to pass prison reform "to begin breaking the cycle of recidivism, keeping families together, and creating safer, stronger communities." https://t.co/nstJPHISoj

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House announces they will vote on #RightToTry next week! Congress has the great opportunity to offer terminally ill Americans the ability to try promising treatments. https://t.co/QLgfV2Pz5V

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"At issue is America’s irrational two-tiered money bail system in which how much money you have is more important than the risk you pose to public safety in determining whether you can go free while awaiting trial." https://t.co/qefRU4zbZp #BailReform