[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 5, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1026]
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  RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PROFESSOR CARA DRINAN TO H.R. 5124

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                       HON. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 5, 2016

  Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I want to 
recognize the contributions of Professor Cara Drinan in the development 
of H.R. 5124, the Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016. It was her law 
review article, The National Right to Counsel Act: A Congressional 
Solution to the Nation's Indigent Defense Crisis, that initially 
proposed introducing a cause of action for Sixth Amendment violations 
prior to conviction. Her efforts were instrumental to the introduction 
of the bill, and her guidance was invaluable to its development.

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