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LIFT the BAR Act removes cruel barriers to public benefits for immigrants by eliminating the five-year waiting period for access to Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and other urgently needed federal programs
WASHINGTON — Representatives…
Issues:
Health Care,
Immigration
Progressives, moderates, and 10 frontline members introduce a joint effort to expand Medicare to at least 23 million people by lowering the eligibility age to 60 as part of the Build Back Better package
WASHINGTON — More than 125 House progressives,…
Issues:
Health Care
Urge Congressional leadership to include funding in upcoming budget reconciliation bill, “both to save lives and to reinforce America’s leadership in combatting the pandemic worldwide.”
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) joined U.S.…
Issues:
Health Care
Bipartisan bill with Senator Gillibrand ends forced arbitration for sexual assault and harassment claims so survivors can seek justice and accountability
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Cheri Bustos (IL-17), and Morgan Griffith (VA-09) joined U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY),…
Issues:
Health Care
“We have not defeated a global pandemic until we have defeated it everywhere.”
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement applauding President Joe Biden’s decision to provide 500 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19…
Issues:
Health Care
The lawmakers tell DHS that, “re-detaining individuals solely as a result of our nation’s recovery from the pandemic is unacceptable.”
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led dozens of lawmakers today in calling on DHS and ICE to refrain from re-detaining individuals…
Issues:
Health Care
