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Beyond excited to share this news...

After becoming law in PA this summer, #CleanSlate is becoming a national bipartisan campaign, taking automated record-clearing to states across the U.S.!

More in WaPo:
washingtonpost.com/powerpost/zuck…

Watch tom'w, 1pm: app.mx3.americanprogressaction.org/e/es.aspx?s=78…
Even a minor record can be a life sentence to poverty, putting jobs, housing, and education out of reach.

Tens of millions of Americans will be able to move on with their lives and provide for their families, as more states pass #CleanSlate laws.
After 2 years of playing nearly nonstop defense on poverty issues, this one feels really good, y'all <3
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Wow.

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Now Politico is reporting the hearing was postponed because homophobic blog posts by one of the GOP witnesses came to light -- calling to "tax and regulate homosexual acts."
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