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Jayapal, Menendez Introduce Bill to Eliminate Xenophobic Barriers to Healthcare, Nutrition Assistance, and Other Support Programs for Lawful Immigrants

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Rob Menendez (NJ-08) led 99 lawmakers today in introducing the Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration (LIFT the BAR) Act, which would remove unnecessary barriers and restore eligibility to federal public…
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Jayapal Statement on Vote Opposing the Consolidated Appropriations Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement regarding her vote to oppose the Consolidated Appropriations Act: “Today, I voted against the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which combines the funding bills for the Department of Defense, Labor,…
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House and Senate Immigration Leaders Rebuke Trump DHS Proposal That Would Punish Immigrant Families for Lawfully Accessing Health Care and Food Assistance

Washington, D.C. — House and Senate immigration leaders submitted a formal regulatory comment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility” rule, warning that the proposal unlawfully rewrites longstanding immigration law…
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Jayapal Statement on Continuing Resolution “NO” Vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement on her vote against the Republican continuing resolution (CR): “I will not give my vote to a partisan CR that does not restore the world of hurt that…
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