John Barnes

The 11th Congressional District needs Shirley Smith’s “second chance” stick-to-it work ethic in Congress to work on criminal justice reform and more

CLEVELAND, OH – There are 65 chapters in Title 2 of the United States Code that exists under the heading “Congress.”  There are four chapters in Title 3 of the same United States Code existing under the heading of the “President” of whom the members of Congress must interact.  Chapter 3 was repealed.  There were previously five instead of four chapters under Title 3. There are 54 “Titles” in the United States Code each member of the 435 member Congress has the authority to study and recommend ways to improve the federal statutes found within them in order to benefit…

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Fudge is now “Hatch Act” silent as HUD’s Secretary and it leaves the 11th Congressional District race wide open

CLEVELAND, OH – United States Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Louise Fudge is out of “partisan” politics.   It’s why she’s not made any public comments about who will replace her as the 11th Congressional District representative. The Hatch Act of 1939 prevents federal officials and workers from engaging in partisan political activities.  There has been and will be no endorsements for any of the partisan races coming from HUD Secretary Fudge.  Any candidate claiming Fudge’s endorsement is dragging her name into a selfish life and an unnecessary controversy.  Newspaper reporters publishing the lie that Fudge has violated the…

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