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Ayanna Pressley Introduces Bill To Abolish Federal Death Penalty

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U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester) has filed a bill that would abolish the federal death penalty for current and future capital crimes – including Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced this past week that the federal government plans to resume executions in federal capital cases.

U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester) has filed a bill that would abolish the federal death penalty for current and future capital crimes – including Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced this past week that the federal government plans to resume executions in federal capital cases.…