When Oversight Becomes a Crime: What the Charges Against Rep. McIver Reveal About Our Democracy  By Glynda C. Carr  Earlier this month, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver of New Jersey’s 10th District visited the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, joined by fellow Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman and Rob Menendez. Their goal was clear and constitutional: conduct … Continued

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When Oversight Becomes a Crime: What the Charges Against Rep. McIver Reveal About Our Democracy  By Glynda C. Carr  Earlier this month, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver of New Jersey’s 10th District visited the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, joined by fellow Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman and Rob Menendez. Their goal was clear and constitutional: conduct … Continued

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