Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) told Breitbart News exclusively he plans to introduce two bills aimed at limiting federal support for jurisdictions that adopt cashless bail policies or cut police funding, legislation unveiled in the wake of the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s Lynx Blue Line train.
The two measures, the No Funding for Lawless Jurisdictions Act and the Cashless Bail Reporting Act, were introduced with the support of cosponsors Reps. Ralph Norman (R-SC), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Sherri Biggs (R-NC), and Keith Self (R-TX), alongside Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX), Dave Taylor (R-TN), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Mary Miller (R-IL), Greg Murphy (R-NC), and Andy Biggs (R-AZ). Harris’s office explained the rollout was timed with a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight field hearing in
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