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WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass Representative Pramila Jayapal’s (D-WA-07) bipartisan South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act, a landmark bill that would work to raise awareness on the alarming rate of heart disease…
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Health Care
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement after the House successfully passed the Right to Contraception Act, codifying access to contraception:
“The extremist Supreme Court’s disastrous Dobbs decision last month…
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Health Care
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) secured key amendments in the House Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) across several crucial areas including health care access, workers’ rights, and human rights. The amendments advanced crucial progressive priorities…
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Foreign Affairs & National Security,
Health Care,
Jobs, Labor, & the Economy
WASHINGTON –
Today, U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Mike Thompson (CA-05) introduced the Protecting Access to Contraception Act of 2022, legislation to codify the right of Americans to access contraception. This follows Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion stating that…
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Health Care
WASHINGTON – Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center, which overturns the constitutional right to abortion:
“Today, a decades-long…
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Health Care
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) sent a letter today to President Biden and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Becerra urging immediate action to stop Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) from improperly…
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Health Care
