Many of our local communities are in need of fostering a safe space and practicing good. We live in a political climate where many people are too afraid to trust one another. We live in a day and age where we have forgotten that when people unite, we can
achieve great things.
The increasing volume of incidents of gun violence in our schools is alarming and Congress must act to ensure the safety of our children in their classrooms.
Members and Staff are invited to attend a Supreme Court Update w/Kristen Clarke, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights.
Our nation is in the midst of a clean energy revolution. More and more of our electricity is being generated by renewable energy and we are only beginning to utilize one of our great untapped renewable resources: offshore wind. Our nation’s very first offshore
wind farm came online in 2016 off the coast of New England and others are in development thanks to state and federal partnerships. In order to take full advantage of this burgeoning field, we need to make sure American workers are fully trained and
ready to pave the way for growth and innovation in this new American energy industry.
I invite you to join me in becoming a cosponsor of my resolution supporting the teaching of climate change in schools. This important resolution would encourage the Federal Government, schools, localities, and nonprofits to teach climate change
in schools.
We write to invite you to cosponsor H.R.2550, the
Prevent Blood Loss with Emergency Equipment Devices Act of 2019 – the Prevent BLEEDing Act – legislation that would expand access to Bleeding Control Kits (BCKs) in public gathering places across the country.
We invite you to cosponsor H.R. 2420, the National Museum of the American Latino Act. Nearly 60 million Latinos, or 18.3 percent of the population, currently reside in the United States. By 2060, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates this population will
reach 119 million, or nearly 30 percent of the population. Latinos also account for 25 percent of the nation’s 54 million K-12 students in 2016, up from 16 percent in 2000. This young, vibrant, and growing community not only represents the future, but are
also the largest ethnic group in our country. Yet, Latinos continue facing systemic under-representation in nearly every facet of American life.
Several studies by prominent healthcare associations and scientific publications have produced data that analyzes states that have legalized marijuana and the benefits legalization has produced for the state from an economic, criminal justice, and healthcare
perspective, among others. Despite these reports, marijuana remains a controversial topic, fueled by its misplaced stigma, and the “war on drugs” rhetoric from various prominent law enforcement officials. While President Trump stood by his original position
to allow states to continue their programs without federal interference, authorizing legislation to deschedule, or allow research for medical and/or non-medicinal marijuana, has yet to advance in Congress.
Even though 33 states and D.C. have legalized medical marijuana, 11 states and D.C. have legalized adult-use marijuana, and 68 percent of Americans support legalization, marijuana is still listed under Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act. Enforcing
federal prohibition of marijuana will only serve to increase incarcerations, prevent invaluable research into its medicinal benefits, and create financial barriers for businesses.
Please join us in securing the future of the Nursing Workforce Development Programs (Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 296 et seq]) by cosponsoring
H.R. 728, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019. Administered through the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Title VIII programs have supported the recruitment, retention and distribution of highly-educated
professionals who comprise our nation’s nursing workforce for more than 50 years.