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Meetings on reopening

of border with Venezuela
New York State Sen. Brad Hoylman talks with reporters during a special legislative session at the
state Capitol, Dec. 22, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. Associated Press continue’

Lawmakers seek to bar insurrectionists

from holding office

By MAYSOON KHAN would prohibit anyone convicted of par-
Associated Press/Report for America ticipating in an insurrection from holding
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic lawmak- public office or a position of public trust,
ers in a handful of states are trying to send such as becoming a police officer.
a message two years after the violent at- While the bills vary in scope, their aim is
tack on the U.S. Capitol: Those who en- similar. “If you’ve tried to take down our
gage in an attempted overthrow of the government through violent means, in no
government shouldn’t be allowed to run it. way should you be part of it,” New York
New York, Connecticut and Virginia are state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal said. Page 11
among states where proposed legislation Continued on Page 2