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Line 215: − + − − "From 1993 through 1994, I served as a Special Assistant in the U.S. Department of Justice," West wrote in his official questionnaire to the Senate Judiciary Committee. "Under the direction of U.S. Deputy Attorneys General Philip Heymann and [[Jamie Gorelick]], as well as Attorney General Janet Reno, I worked on the development of national crime policy, including the [[The New Jim Crow|1994 Omnibus Crime Bill]]." − − The work was also featured in his biography when former attorney general [[Eric Holder]] hired him in 2009. "West worked on the development of national crime policy, including the 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill," a DOJ press release stated.<br>https://freebeacon.com/politics/kamala-harriss-brother-in-law-helped-write-1994-crime-bill/</ref>
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===Biden Crime Bill===
===Biden Crime Bill===
Harris openly criticized [[Joe Biden]], who authored the 1994 Crime Bill. Harris said the bill contributed to "mass incarceration in our country," established the "federal three strikes law," and "funded the building of more prisons in the states." Harris' brother-in-law,along with [[Joe Biden]], helped author the 1994 Crime Bill that incarcerated 250,000 Blacks, one-tenth of the Black male population.<ref>Tony West is married to Maya Harris, Kamala Harris's sister and campaign chair. West, a former [[Obama administration]] official, also chaired Kamala Harris's transition team after she was elected to the Senate in 2016. West featured his work on the crime bill in 2012 when he was nominated to be Associate Attorney General. It was the chief achievement he listed for his two years working as a special assistant under former attorney general [[Janet Reno]].
Harris openly criticized [[Joe Biden]], who authored the 1994 Crime Bill. Harris said the bill contributed to "mass incarceration in our country," established the "federal three strikes law," and "funded the building of more prisons in the states." Harris' brother-in-law,along with [[Joe Biden]], helped author the 1994 Crime Bill that incarcerated 250,000 Blacks, one-tenth of the Black male population.
===No equal pay ever in her office===
===No equal pay ever in her office===