{"id":1044871,"date":"2021-11-22T15:59:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T20:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1044871"},"modified":"2021-11-22T15:59:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T20:59:42","slug":"but-thats-what-what-the-act-says-jonathan-swan-corners-rashida-tlaib-over-prison-bill-that-would-release-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/but-thats-what-what-the-act-says-jonathan-swan-corners-rashida-tlaib-over-prison-bill-that-would-release-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018But That\u2019s What \u2014 What The Act Says\u2019: Jonathan Swan Corners Rashida Tlaib Over Prison Bill That Would \u2018Release Everyone\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbut-thats-what-what-the-act-says-jonathan-swan-corners-rashida-tlaib-over-prison-bill-that-would-release-everyone%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1044871&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Axios political reporter Jonathan Swan forced Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib into a corner during an interview, challenging her directly on her support for a prison reform bill that would \u201crelease everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/rashida-tlaib-pushes-for-defunding-i-c-e-immigration-agencies-says-they-terrorize-migrant-communities\/\">Tlaib<\/a>, appearing on an episode of \u201cAxios on HBO,\u201d initially seemed to be mocking anyone who claimed the measure would just let everyone go free, but Swan pushed back immediately, saying, \u201cBut that\u2019s what \u2014 that\u2019s what the act says.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jonathan Swan presses Rashida Tlaib on her support for abolishing federal prisons | Axios on HBO\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GwWKmOSlEhg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Swan pressed Tlaib on her support for a 2020 initiative aimed at reforming the criminal justice system and ultimately abolishing the federal prison system entirely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2020, you endorsed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/03\/23\/980234498\/the-breathe-act-is-a-counterproposal-to-justice-in-policing-act\">BREATHE Act<\/a>, which is a series of proposals to transform America\u2019s criminal justice system and create, quote, \u2018a roadmap for prison abolition.\u2019 The BREATHE Act proposes emptying federal detention facilities within 10 years. To what extent have you wrestled with any potential downsides of releasing into society every single person who\u2019s currently in a federal prison?\u201d Swan asked.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib appeared to laugh off the question, saying, \u201cI think everyone\u2019s like, oh my God, we\u2019re going to just release everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swan immediately objected: \u201cBut that\u2019s what \u2014 that\u2019s what the act says.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib pushed back, arguing that her support for the bill was based on the fact that so many who were mentally ill were being incarcerated rather than being treated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, but did you see how many people are mentally ill that are in prison right now?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the act that you endorsed actually says release everyone,\u201d Swan continued to press Tlaib on the issue, to which she replied that it would be 10 years before the federal prisons were actually abolished and those incarcerated would be released.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you mean that you don\u2019t actually support that? \u2018Cause you used to endorse the bill,\u201d Swan continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I endorsed the BREATHE Act and looking at federal \u2014 the policies and how we incarcerate,\u201d Tlaib replied.<\/p>\n<p>She went on to say that she did not believe that rehabilitation was possible in all cases, but that she was focused on working to end mass incarceration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/582572-tlaib-fearful-as-social-spending-plan-heads-to-senate\">Tlaib<\/a> addressed several other issues during the interview, namely the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/biden-releases-life-of-linda-to-push-cradle-to-grave-build-back-better-agenda\/\">Build Back Better Act<\/a> \u2014 which passed the House on Friday \u2014 and the uphill battle it could face in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to unspecified members of her own party as \u201cCorporate Dems\u201d \u2014 and noting the simultaneous bipartisan opposition to the spending package \u2014&nbsp;Tlaib worried aloud, \u201cI know that they\u2019ve been influenced and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Axios political reporter Jonathan Swan forced Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib into a corner during an interview, challenging her directly on her support for a prison reform bill that would \u201crelease everyone.\u201dTlaib, appearing on an episode of \u201cAxios on HBO,\u201d initially seemed to be mocking anyone who claimed the measure would just let everyone go free, but Swan pushed back immediately, saying, \u201cBut that\u2019s what \u2014 that\u2019s what the act says.\u201d[embedded content]Swan pressed Tlaib on her support for a 2020 initiative aimed at reforming the criminal justice system and ultimately abolishing the federal prison system entirely.\u201cIn 2020, you endorsed the BREATHE Act, which is a series of proposals to transform America\u2019s criminal justice system and create, quote, \u2018a roadmap for prison abolition.\u2019 The BREATHE Act proposes emptying federal detention facilities within 10 years. To what extent have you wrestled with any potential downsides of releasing into society every single person who\u2019s currently in a federal prison?\u201d Swan asked.Tlaib appeared to laugh off the question, saying, \u201cI think everyone\u2019s like, oh my God, we\u2019re going to just release everybody.\u201dSwan immediately objected: \u201cBut that\u2019s what \u2014 that\u2019s what the act says.\u201dTlaib pushed back, arguing that her support for the bill was based on the fact that so many who were mentally ill were being incarcerated rather than being treated.\u201cYeah, but did you see how many people are mentally ill that are in prison right now?\u201d she asked.\u201cBut the act that you endorsed actually says release everyone,\u201d Swan continued to press Tlaib on the issue, to which she replied that it would be 10 years before the federal prisons were actually abolished and those incarcerated would be released.\u201cDo you mean that you don\u2019t actually support that? \u2018Cause you used to endorse the bill,\u201d Swan continued.\u201cNo, I endorsed the BREATHE Act and looking at federal \u2014 the policies and how we incarcerate,\u201d Tlaib replied.She went on to say that she did not believe that rehabilitation was possible in all cases, but that she was focused on working to end mass incarceration.Tlaib addressed several other issues during the interview, namely the Build Back Better Act \u2014 which passed the House on Friday \u2014 and the uphill battle it could face in the Senate.Referring to unspecified members of her own party as \u201cCorporate Dems\u201d \u2014 and noting the simultaneous bipartisan opposition to the spending package \u2014\u00a0Tlaib worried aloud, \u201cI know that they\u2019ve been influenced and guided by folks that don\u2019t have the best interests of the American people in mind, so I\u2019m fearful. I\u2019m fearful that those groups are going to guide this agenda \u2026\u00a0It\u2019s going to be the people that are gonna continue to profit off of human suffering.\u201dSwan asked directly whether by \u201cCorporate Dems\u201d she meant Sens. Joe Manchin\u00a0(D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Tlaib replied, \u201cIt\u2019s those two, but I think there are some others\u2026\u00a0And so I can\u2019t say it\u2019s just those two. They seem to be leading the fight, but I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if folks are hiding behind them.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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