WASHINGTON U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) cosponsored two bills backed by the Trump administration that would keep violent criminals off American streets by ending cashless bail policies that empower criminals to reoffend, including the Ending Cashless Bail in Our Nation’s Capital Act, which would ban cashless bail in Washington, D.C., and the Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act, which would ban the award of certain federal funds to states and localities that limit the use of cash bail:

“Cashless bail is a soft-on-crime policy that not only endangers innocent Americans, but also erodes trust in the justice system and drains law enforcement resources by forcing police to play a game of catch-and-release with repeat offenders,” said Sen. Cornyn. “Washington, D.C., should be a shinin

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