Before heading to Washington, U.S. Sen. Chris
Coons (D-Del.) addresses a group of advocates working to reduce recidivism and
like-minded business leaders at Second Chance Farms in Wilmington, Delaware,
July 20, 2020. Coons talked about his work as an original cosponsor of the
revised First Step Act of 2018 and provided details of the Driving for
Opportunity Act, a bill introduced by Sen. Coons and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)
this month. This bipartisan bill aims to create incentives to stop debt-based
driver’s license suspensions. Nationwide, at least 11 million people have their
driver’s licenses suspended because they cannot pay fines or fees, not for any
public safety reasons. These suspensions make it harder for Delawareans to commute
to work to pay off the debts and places an unnecessary burden on the police to
enforce suspensions, especially putting officers and citizens at increased risk
of infection during a pandemic. (Photo by Office of U.S. Sen. Chris
Coons/Released)
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For more about the Driving for Opportunity Act, visit https://bit.ly/2OGDDzB.