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We Need Olympics Reform Now! – DOJ Now Investigating Sex Abuse Within Olympic Organizations

Over the past several decades, the Olympic movement has strayed from its roots. The time is now to take a serious look at the USOPC and if it is fulfilling its mission as outlined by the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act. As several Congressional and private
investigations revealed, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee officials were more concerned with protecting the Olympics brand and producing medals than athlete’s health and well being. The time is right to take an Olympics wide accounting of the
underlying culture that lead to the multiple sexual abuse scandals plaguing the Olympics community.
A Congressionally mandated Commission will allow experts in sports governance, coaching, child welfare and abuse to address these issues in a timely manner, free from politics. 

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Support women and minority service members by cosponsoring the Improving Benefits for Underserved Veterans Act

Sending Office: Honorable Antonio Delgado Sent By: Matthew.Gerson@mail.house.gov Sponsor: Rep. Antonio Delgado Cosponsors: Reps. Elaine Luria, Sheila Jackson Lee, André Carson, Ro Khanna, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Steve Cohen, Ann Kuster Gil Cisneros, Filemon Vela, Kendra Horn, Jesús “Chuy” García, Donald M. Payne, Jr., Chris Pappas, Jared Golden, Sean Casten, Elissa Slotkin, Abigail Spanberger & Deb Haaland

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Support safe drinking water by cosponsoring the PFAS-Right-to-Know Act

Sending Office: Honorable Antonio Delgado Sent By: Matthew.Gerson@mail.house.gov Sponsors: Reps. Antonio Delgado, Mike Gallagher, Brian Fitzpatrick, Dan Kildee  Cosponsors: Rep. Debbie Dingell, Ro Khanna, Madeleine Dean, Raúl Grijalva, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Darren Soto, Nydia Velázquez, Rashida Tlaib, Chris Pappas, Peter Welch, Steve Cohen, Andy Kim, Elissa Slotkin, Elaine Luria, Sean Casten, Susan Wild, Jan Schakowsky, Bennie Thompson, Ron Kind, Harley Rouda, Jim McGovern, Jesús “Chuy” García, Ann Kirkpatrick, Donald Norcross, Alcee Hastings, Sheila […]

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Make College More Affordable and Support Working and Non-Traditional Students by Cosponsoring the Strengthening Financial Aid for Students Act

Sending Office: Honorable Antonio Delgado Sent By: Matthew.Gerson@mail.house.gov Sponsors: Reps. Antonio Delgado, Don Young, Jeff Van Drew, Brian Fitzpatrick Cosponsors: Eleanor Holmes Norton, Sean Casten & Joe Morelle Endorsed by: National Education Association, American Federation of Teachers, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

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Co-sponsor the Expanding Care for Veterans Act (H.R. 1963)

Veterans of all service eras often face a number of service-connected health conditions that require continuous treatment. As many as 300,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans – nearly 20 percent of returning troops – are coming home with symptoms associated
with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or depression, according to a 2008 study by the RAND Corporation.[1]  Further, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 60 percent of veterans returning from the Middle East and 50 percent of older veterans
are managing chronic pain.[2] Repeated studies have shown that in response to this crisis, the VA increased the use of prescription medication for pain management.[3] Tragically, the agency treated more than 66,000 veterans with opioid-use disorders in Fiscal
Year 2016.

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Join the Bipartisan Congressional Deaf Caucus

We would like to encourage you to join our efforts in expanding awareness and support for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community by joining the Congressional Deaf Caucus. According to the NIH, an estimated 15% of American adults aged 18 and over report some
trouble with hearing. Those who experience auditory issues face communicative challenges throughout their lifetime.

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