WEEK Twelve: Friday, Mar. 29
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
It has been a longer than usual week. There was a ton of action that I’ll share with you here today.
First, we have seen the culmination of many peoples work. Last week Speaker Hortman wrote a letter and gathered house member signatures to support extending DED (Deferred Enforced Departure) for our Liberian community members and seeking a path to citizenship. Senator Abeler and I then printed more letters for the senate and passed them out on the floor, asking our fellow legislators to support a DED extension as otherwise it would end on March 31st of this month.
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Senator Hoffman, Senator Abeler, and Senator Eaton speaking on behalf of extending DED. |
With 48 of 67 Senator signatures, I reached out to Congressman Phillips and sent our letters to Washington DC. He hand delivered them on Wednesday, March 27th to the White House. Continue reading “Sen. John Hoffman (SD36) Update: March 29, 2019”