LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S RECKLESS IRAN WAR FUNDING REQUEST

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (8th District of New York)

Know Your Immigration Rights

If you or a loved one encounter immigration enforcement officials, it is essential that you know your rights and have prepared your household for all possible outcomes.

Ask for a warrant: The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution protects you from unreasonable search and seizure. You do not have to open your door until you see a valid warrant to enter your home or search your belongings.

Your right to remain silent: The Fifth Amendment protects your right to remain silent and not incriminate yourself. You are not required to share any personal information such as your place of birth, immigration status or criminal history.

Always consult an attorney: You have a right to speak with an attorney. You do not have to sign anything or hand officials any documents without speaking to an attorney. Try to identify and consult one in advance.

The New York City Office of Civil Justice and the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) support a variety of free immigration legal services through local nonprofit legal organizations. To access these resources, dial 311 and say “Action NYC,” call the MOIA Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 800-354-0365 Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or visit MOIA’s website.

Learn more here: KNOW YOUR IMMIGRATION RIGHTS  – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries

VIDEO: Pressley Highlights Historic Housing Package Passed by Congress, Calls Out Trump for Refusing to Sign It into Law

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07)

Instead of our celebrating the ROAD to Housing, we are on a road to voter suppression. Instead of our celebrating the ROAD to Housing, many people in this country will be on a road to struggle, compounded struggle.”

Pressley-Led Bills Would Address Bias in Home Appraisals, Expand Affordable Housing, Strengthen Oversight of Corporate Landlords, and Help Families Reach Financial Stability

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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) convened with House and Senate Democrats to highlight the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the most robust housing package to pass Congress in decades. Following Trump’s refusal to sign the package into law without advancing his voter suppression bill, Rep. Pressley joined lawmakers in demanding Trump support the housing package and the essential, expanded access to housing it would deliver for Americans.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act includes four of Rep. Pressley’s bills to address bias in home valuations, expand affordable housing, strengthen oversight of corporate landlords, and help families reach financial stability.

A transcript of the Congresswoman’s remarks is available below and the video is available here.

Transcript: Pressley Highlights Historic Housing Package Passed by Congress, Calls Out Trump for Refusing to Sign It into Law

U.S. Capitol

June 24, 2026

Well, aren’t I lucky that Elizabeth Warren is my Senator? So proud to call the Commonwealth of Massachusetts my home. And, Senator, you always persist, and I thank you.

And aren’t I lucky to be a committee member on Financial Services in the eight years that I’ve been in Congress under the leadership of Ranking Member Maxine Waters, who is always reclaiming our time, and I’m so grateful for her indefatigable efforts.

And I do just want to take a moment also to acknowledge the exhaustive efforts of committee staff and also the staff in our respective offices.

Instead of our celebrating the ROAD to Housing, we are on a road to voter suppression.

Instead of our celebrating the ROAD to Housing, many people in this country will be on a road to struggle, compounded struggle.

Whether I am on a tele-town hall or at a town hall in community in the Massachusetts Seventh congressional district, which I have the honor of representing, housing is the first, second, and third priority that they raise.

Our students need housing, our seniors need housing, our veterans need housing, young professionals need housing, young families need housing, everyone needs housing.

It determines health outcomes. It determines social and economic mobility.

Housing is so much more than shelter.

As my colleagues have articulated here with their powerful shared lived experiences, housing is about a place of refuge, a place to rest, a place to plan, a place to dream.

So I am so grateful to the leadership of all assembled here, led by Senator Warren and Ranking Member Waters, to get us to this moment.

I’m proud that four of my bills were included in this package.

My bill protects renters from abusive corporations, it addresses racial bias in home appraisals. We know that Black home ownership is the lowest now than it’s been for six decades, and for those that still have their homes, there is a theft that has occurred for decades and aren’t getting the equity that we deserve because of those biases, racial bias in home appraisals.

My bills expand access to affordable housing. They help families build long-term financial stability.

These bills, combined with my colleagues’, will help families not just survive, but to thrive.

This housing bill is long overdue. It is needed. It is popular. It is important.

So I’m going to say Mike Johnson, do your damn job.

And Donald Trump, sign the damn bill.

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Labor Leaders Urge DOL to Drop Proposed Rule that Robs Workers of their Wages, and Shields Corporations from Accountability

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Ilhan Omar (DFL-MN)

WASHINGTON –Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05), House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, urged Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling to withdraw its proposed rule on determining joint employer status.  The Members warned that the proposal would undermine worker protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) by making it harder to hold employers accountable for labor law violations.

In a letter to the Acting Secretary, the Members explained that the proposed rule conflicts with congressional intent and longstanding legal precedent by narrowing the standard for finding ‘joint employment’ liability.  The proposal would limit workers’ ability to recover unpaid wages and other remedies by shielding larger businesses that rely on subcontractors and staffing agencies from responsibility for violations of federal labor laws.

“By limiting who an employee can hold responsible for federal labor law violations, the Department’s proposal would shield larger businesses whose business model relies on subcontracting with thinly capitalized subcontractors or farm labor contractors that cut corners on federal labor law compliance,” wrote the Members.  “If the thinly capitalized subcontractor or farm labor contractor is unable to pay back wages or judgments owed, then workers would be unable to recover from any employer.”

The Members further noted that the proposal closely mirrors a 2020 Trump Administration rule that a federal court found unlawful and warned that the new proposal threatens to go even further by applying its narrowed interpretation of joint employment to the FMLA and MSPA in addition to the FLSA.  The Members also cited analysis estimating that a similar proposal would cost workers more than $1 billion annually in lost wages and argued that the rule could leave both workers and franchisees with fewer protections while allowing larger corporations to evade accountability.

To read the full letter, click here. 

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Labor Leaders Demand EEOC Leadership Testify and Turn Over Important Documents Related to Workplace Demographic Reporting

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Ilhan Omar (DFL-MN)

WASHINGTON – Today, House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) and House Workforce Protections Subcommittee Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) called for an immediate, long-overdue oversight hearing with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) leadership to examine the EEOC’s budget request and the House Republicans’ proposed Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) funding cut to the EEOC.  The hearing would also explore the numerous actions the agency has taken over the past year that undermine the Agency’s mission, including the EEOC’s plan to roll back regulations requiring the collection of workplace demographic data, known as EEO-1. 

Since becoming Chair of the EEOC, Andrea Lucas has rescinded workplace harassment guidance, halted processing of claims alleging gender identity-based discrimination, and prompted bar complaints alleging that her actions constitute a refusal to follow established law. 

“We remain deeply concerned that, under Chair Lucas’ leadership, the EEOC has taken a number of actions that are contrary to the EEOC’s mission to ‘[p]revent and remedy unlawful employment discrimination and advance equal opportunity for all in the workplace,’” wrote the Ranking Members to Chairman Walberg.  “It is important for Committee Members to hear directly from Chair Lucas about the full implications of House Republicans’ proposed FY27 funding cut to the EEOC.” 

In addition to urging Chairman Walberg to hold the first EEOC oversight hearing in four years, the Members demanded EEOC Chair Lucas turn over to the Committee all documents and information regarding the decision to drop the reporting requirements and its failure to announce the opening of the 2026 collection cycle, which would collect from employers the EEO-1 workplace demographic data from 2025.

“For nearly sixty-one years, the EEOC has been the leading federal agency focused on ensuring equal opportunity in employment, working toward fulfillment of creating fair and just workplaces through its enforcement of our civil rights laws.  Taken together, the proposal to rescind longstanding regulations and the failure to fulfill existing obligations under those regulations to conduct the 2026 EEO-1 Data Collection Cycle undermine the EEOC’s mission,” wrote the Ranking Members to EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas.

Chair Lucas’s testimony and the documents related to EEOC’s above-mentioned decision regarding EEO-1 workplace data are critical to assessing whether the EEOC is fulfilling its statutory mission to prevent and remedy unlawful employment discrimination and advance equal opportunity for all in the workplace. 

To read the letter to Chairman Walberg requesting a hearing, click here

To read the letter to EEOC Chair Lucas requesting documents, click here. 

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Brownley, DWC Colleagues Blast Trump Admin for Abandoning Title IX Protections for Student Survivors

Source: United States House of Representatives – Julia Brownley (D-CA)

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) and 35 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), led by DWC members Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon calling out the Department of Education’s failure to enforce Title IX protections for students who have been sexually harassed, sexual assaulted, and faced other forms of sex discrimination. 

Since the start of the second Trump administration, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which is in charge of handling student discrimination, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment claims, has not entered into a single resolution agreement addressing sexual harassment or sexual violence, despite hundreds of pending cases involving student survivors. Last week, the Trump administration announced they would move the OCR outside of the Department of Education entirely—further evidence of the administration’s failure to prioritize any resolution, accountability, or justice for women and girls.   

The Members’ letter argues that the Department of Education must prioritize the investigation and resolution of complaints, restore resources dedicated to Title IX enforcement, end politically motivated investigations, and provide Congress with detailed information about its handling of Title IX cases and enforcement activities.

In their letter, the Members express outrage that the OCR has not entered into a single resolution agreement addressing sexual assault or harassment in schools.

“As members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, we are outraged that since the start of the second Trump administration, the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Education (OCR) has not entered into a single resolution agreement addressing sexual assault or harassment in schools. Instead, this administration is wasting taxpayer dollars pursuing immaterial politically motivated investigations while failing vulnerable students, including survivors of sexual assault or violence. We urge you to cease baseless investigations and demonstrate immediate progress in effectively resolving all pending OCR cases to deliver real enforceable legal protection for students facing discrimination based on their sex.”

The Members also explained that the Trump administration has deliberately reduced the capacity of the OCR to handle these complaints by placing investigators on leave without plans to hand off their cases. 

“Your failure to enforce Title IX protections for millions of women and girls is deliberate and indefensible. In March 2025, the Trump administration placed 299 OCR employees—nearly half the agency’s entire workforce—on paid administrative leave and closed seven of OCR’s 12 regional offices, barring investigators from doing their jobs. According to the Government Accountability Office, this decision cost taxpayers up to $38 million in salaries paid to investigators who were prohibited from working. To this day, the Department has not explained to Congress how many investigators have returned to work, what caseloads they now carry, or how OCR plans to address the backlog it created.”

The Members closed the letter by calling on the Department of Education to prioritize Title IX enforcement of actual cases of sex discrimination.

“Protecting students’ civil rights is your fundamental responsibility as the Secretary of Education, and instead of using your authority to provide justice to survivors, you are weaponizing it against vulnerable students. That is shameful. We call on you to take immediate action to increase the resources focused on Title IX enforcement of actual and pending cases of sex discrimination and cease baseless directed investigations against schools or colleges.”

Read the full letter here.

In addition to Brownley and letter leads Suzanne Bonamici and Adelita Grijalva, the letter was signed by Yassamin Ansari, Joyce Beatty, Suzanne Bonamici, Judy Chu, Jasmine Crockett, Diana DeGette, Debbie Dingell, Veronica Escobar, Sylvia Garcia, Adelita Grijalva, Jahana Hayes, Pramila Jayapal, Julie Johnson, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Summer Lee, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Doris Matsui, Lucy McBath, LaMonica McIver, Brittany Pettersen, Chellie Pingree, Nellie Pou, Emily Randall, Deborah Ross, Andrea Salinas, Janice Schakowsky, Terri Sewell, Lateefah Simon, Emilia Sykes, Jill Tokuda, Lori Trahan, Nydia Velázquez, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Nikema Williams, and Frederica Wilson.

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Bonamici, Scott, Jacobs, Murray Introduce Legislation to Overturn Harmful Child Care Rule

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Suzanne Bonamici (1st District Oregon)

WASHINGTON, DC [6/24/26] – Today Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA), and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to repeal a final rule from the Department of Health and Human Services that would make child care more expensive and less accessible.

The Trump administration’s “Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)” final rule repeals a 2024 rule that protected families from excessive costs, provided greater financial stability for child care programs, and increased child care options for families. The final rule repealing these provisions is set to take effect on July 13, 2026.

“It’s disturbing that the Trump administration is making child care more expensive when the cost for child care can be as much as rent or mortgage payments and families are struggling to pay for necessities like health care, groceries, and gas,” said Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici. “Child care is essential infrastructure and I am grateful to partner with Senator Murray, Ranking Member Scott, and Rep. Jacobs to fight this harmful final rule that would make it even harder for families to find and pay for care they need for their children.”

“Child care is already one of the largest expenses in a family’s budget — and Republicans are making it worse.  The Biden Administration’s Child Care and Development Fund rule protected families from crushing copayments, stabilized child care providers, and ensured timely reimbursements.  Now, the Trump Administration is ripping those protections away. Without a cap on copayments, families could once again be forced to pay more than they can afford.  Without enrollment-based reimbursements, providers will face financial unpredictability that could force them to close their doors,” said Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott.  “I am proud to cosponsor this Congressional Review Act resolution, alongside Representatives Bonamici (OR-01) and Jacobs (CA-15), to overturn this rollback and restore the protections that families and child care providers depend on.”

“The Trump Administration has made their agenda crystal clear: tear down the child care system in America, piece by piece, until nothing’s left,” said Congresswoman Sara Jacobs. “Instead of doing anything to actually help the child care sector, this Administration is making the child care crisis worse. After making baseless claims of widespread fraud and threatening to withhold $10 billion in federal funds for states, including California, they’re now going after the 2024 CCDF Final Rule. Repealing this rule would increase the costs of child care for families and create more barriers for providers who are already struggling to keep their doors open. I’m proud to co-lead this Congressional Review Act because every family in America deserves quality, accessible, and affordable child care.”

“Trump is intentionally raising the cost of practically everything—and in case tariffs driving up child care costs wasn’t bad enough, now he is going out of his way to push prices up even further,” said Senator Patty Murray. “What Trump is doing is nothing short of punishing working class families who need help to afford the astronomical cost of child care. It doesn’t help to make child care more expensive while also forcing parents to pay Trump’s tariff tax. It doesn’t make life any easier for families by forcing them to pay more for child care when gas is $5 a gallon where they live. Democrats are fighting to make child care more affordable and to help families. Trump is actively making it more expensive to raise a family. Congress should take action as soon as possible to overturn this harmful, anti-family policy.”

The 2024 CCDF Final Rule had several provisions that this final rule overturns:

  • Capping copayments at 7 percent of household income: Prior to the 2024 CCDF Final Rule, some states charged copayments as high as 27 percent of family income. The 2024 CCDF Final Rule capped copayments at 7 percent of household income. The Trump administration’s Final Rule removes the cap so families can be charged more for child care services. 
  • Enrollment-based subsidy reimbursements: The 2024 CCDF Final Rule codified a COVID-19 pandemic policy that reimbursed subsidies based on enrollment rather than attendance. This change helped stabilize the child care sector and is consistent with the private pay market. This Final Rule reverses the change and reinstates reimbursements based on attendance. Attendance-based payments create unpredictability that can threaten the stability and finances of a child care provider.
  • Paying providers prospectively: Under the 2024 CCDF Final Rule, providers received payments in advance of the delivery of child care services, which created greater stability in the child care sector and aligned the system with the private-pay market. This Final Rule changes how providers are paid. It no longer requires prospective payments and may delay timely reimbursements for services.

The text of the CRA can be read here

It is supported by: Caring Across Generations, Center for American Progress, Child Care for Every Family Network, CLASP, Community Change Action, Council for Professional Recognition, Home Grown, Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream, MomsRising, National Association for Family Child Care, National Indian Child Care Association, National Women’s Law Center, SEIU, SEIU, Small Business Majority, and Zero to Three.

In the House, the CRA is cosponsored by: Representatives Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Judy Chu (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Sarah McBride (D-ED), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). 

In the Senate, the CRA is cosponsored by: Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Angus King (I-ME), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Ron Wyden (D-OR).

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Krishnamoorthi, Landsman Lead 44-Member Effort Opposing Trump Administration Proposal Requiring Nondisclosure Agreements for Federal Employees

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (8th District of Illinois)

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH) led a 44-member effort on Wednesday urging the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to abandon a Trump Administration proposal requiring current and future federal employees to sign indefinite, government-wide nondisclosure agreements. In the letter, the Members argue that federal employees are already subject to extensive laws, regulations, and agency policies governing classified, sensitive, and protected information and warn that the proposal would discourage lawful whistleblowing, undermine government transparency and accountability, and erode the independence of the nonpartisan civil service.

The Members write:

“Federal employees are already subject to extensive laws, regulations, and agency policies regarding the handling of classified, sensitive, and protected information. Mandatory, government-wide NDAs will only block lawful whistleblowing and disclosures, undermine government transparency and accountability, and erode the independence and integrity of the nonpartisan civil service.”

They continue:

“Federal workers play a critical role in holding the government accountable and bringing waste, fraud, abuse, corruption, or wrongdoing to the attention of Congress, Inspectors General, and the American people. Their rights and protections, along with the integrity and independence of the federal workforce, must be upheld.”

To better understand the scope and legality of the proposed rule, the Members asked OPM to answer the following questions:

  1. How is the proposed rule not a violation of existing whistleblower and anti-retaliation laws, the First Amendment, or other federal statutes?
  2. How exactly does OPM define the broad terms of “non-public,” “confidential,” or “proprietary information” as well as “sensitive,” “pre-decisional,” or “deliberative” materials as covered by the NDA in the proposed rule?
  3. What are the specific consequences of refusing to sign or violating the NDA?
  4. How long are the terms of the NDA legally binding?
  5. How will workers be protected from retaliation for lawful whistleblowing or other disclosures, as required by the law?

In addition to Reps. Krishnamoorthi and Landsman, the letter was signed by Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Dina Titus (D-NV), Darren Soto (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Dan Goldman (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), and Emilia Sykes (D-OH).

The full letter can be found here.

Committee Passes Amata-Backed GAOA 250 Bill to Invest in Parks and Public Lands

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative for Western Samoa Congresswoman Aumua Amata

Headline: Committee Passes Amata-Backed GAOA 250 Bill to Invest in Parks and Public Lands

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming passage Wednesday by the House Natural Resources Committee of the Great America Outdoors Act 250, the GAOA 250, as she is an original cosponsor of this legislation. The GAOA 250 is named as a follow-on to the major Great America Outdoors Act enacted in 2020, and in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. 

File photo – Amata in HNR field hearing, Grant Teton National Park

Introduced just this month, the bipartisan bill invests in modernization and upkeep projects throughout the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Indian Education. 

“This is excellent legislation, fully bipartisan, and enhances care and maintenance of our public lands,” said Congresswoman Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS-AL). “This five-year investment in America’s beautiful places honors the 250th birthday of the country.”

Over the next five years, the GAOA250 reauthorizes the Legacy Restoration Fund, and invests $1.9 billion annually in America’s national parks and public lands, especially focusing on high-priority projects and deferred maintenance, and restoration of related roadways and infrastructure. 

With the backing of Aumua Amata and others, and endorsed by over 100 supporting organizations, the bill includes the leadership of Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR), the only forester in Congress, and Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA).

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Rep. Angie Craig Helps Lead Legislation to Codify the Right to Vote, Safeguard Federal Elections

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02)

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as part of her continued efforts to combat the Trump Administration’s attacks on our democracy, U.S. Representative Angie Craig helped introduce legislation alongside Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) to officially codify the right to vote. 

The Right to Vote Act would protect American citizens’ fundamental right to vote by establishing a first-ever statutory right to vote in federal elections – protecting U.S. citizens from laws that make it harder to cast a ballot. The bill would allow Americans to legally challenge any policy that illegally restricts ballot access and would require states attempting to restrict voting access to meet a high bar to justify any policy that makes it harder for U.S. citizens to participate in federal elections. 

“President Trump has made it clear that if his party can’t win elections, they will steal them,” said Rep. Craig. “We can’t take any chances with this administration and that’s why it’s so important that we codify the right to vote once and for all. I’m proud to be helping lead legislation that will protect every American’s right to vote and safeguard our democracy against President Trump’s partisan attacks.” 

Earlier this month, Rep. Craig announced her pro-democracy agenda to combat the Trump Administration’s attacks on democracy and safeguard our nation’s elections for years to come. As part of this renewed push, she co-led the Hands Off Elections Act, which would prohibit officials from the executive branch from participating in election administration unless they are otherwise authorized to do so.

You can read more about Rep. Craig’s pro-democracy agenda here.

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Congressman Cohen Announces $2.8 Million in NIH Grants to St. Jude

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09)

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced six National Institutes of Health grants totaling $2,843,327 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The congressman announced three grants from the National Cancer Institute to St. Jude, totaling $1,172,297, on Monday.

The grants announced today include four from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke totaling $1,539,335; one from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for $612,567; and one from the National Cancer Institute for $691,425.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“These federal investments in our premiere children’s research hospital – totaling more than $4 million just this week – are a testament to the quality, life-saving work it is known for around the world. I congratulate the medical professionals at St. Jude whose work is supported by the National Institutes of Health, and wish them well as they pursue their research goals.”

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