Articles Tagged: Lucille Roybal-Allard

ICYMI: Newsflash: Trump doesn’t want to address the real border crisis (Washington Post)

I wanted to share a recent
opinion piece by Greg Sargent in the Washington Post. Sargent provides a thoughtful analysis of the Democrats’ Homeland Security conference proposal, highlighting the additional humanitarian funding provided to CBP to better care for individuals in temporary
CBP custody. If you have any questions regarding the Democratic proposal, I encourage you to reach out to Victoria Rivas of my staff at
Victoria.Rivas@mail.house.gov or 202-225-1766.

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Protect Vulnerable Americans – Prevent Overuse of Antibiotic Medication in Nursing Homes

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest public health challenges of our time. Each year in the U.S., at least 2 million people get an antibiotic-resistant infection, and at least 23,000 people die.
Encouraging the appropriate use of antibiotics is critical to reduce adverse health effects, prevent the emergence of resistance, and optimize the effectiveness of treatments.  

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Cosponsor the Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act to Support Workplace Protections for Domestic Violence Victims

One in four women and one in nine men have suffered physical violence at the hands of an intimate partner, which has a devastating impact on a survivor’s physical and emotional health. Often forgotten when we talk about victims of intimate partner violence,
sexual assault, stalking, and revenge pornography, is the severe economic impact this abuse can have on victims. It can cost victims their jobs, their homes, their health, and their insurance – and, in cases of domestic violence, reinforce their dependency
on their abusers as a result. Abusers often use economic necessities like rent, health care, and child care to exert control over their victims. And victims of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, and revenge pornography often find that abuse
and threats follow them from home into the workplace – each year, they lose nearly eight million days of paid work—the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs.

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