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

Public deserves to see evidence of Trump’s obstruction in classified documents case

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11)

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11), along with Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24), and Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-8), introduced the Health Coverage Tax Credit Reauthorization Act of 2026, legislation to extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit through January 1, 2030. This legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the credit’s eligibility window and can apply to months beginning after December 31, 2021. 

“Michiganders who worked their entire lives deserve affordable, reliable health care in their retirement. The Health Coverage Tax Credit would be a lifeline for thousands of Michigan workers and retirees, including the Delphi Salaried Retirees, who lost their pensions through no fault of their own,” said Congresswoman Stevens. “I’m proud to support this bipartisan effort to lower costs and ensure retirees get the coverage they’ve earned, and I will keep fighting to restore their pensions in full and fulfill the promise of retirement for every American who earned it.”

“The Health Coverage Tax Credit has been critical for Delphi Salaried Retirees and other Americans whose pensions and benefits were reduced through no fault of their own,” said Congressman Turner. “These men and women deserve certainty, stability, and access to affordable health care. This legislation extends that support and helps ensure they are not left behind, and I will continue to fight for this until it is returned to them.”

“Through no fault of their own, thousands of Michigan Delphi retirees were robbed of the retirements they earned. They did everything right — worked hard, played by the rules, saved — and now that they are retired, they shouldn’t have to go back to work just to see a doctor,” said Congresswoman McDonald Rivet. “Extending the Health Coverage Tax Credit will go a long way toward lowering health care costs for thousands of retirees in Michigan at a time when they really need it.” 

“Too many hardworking Americans, including Delphi Salaried Retirees in NY-24, were left without affordable health coverage when the Health Coverage Tax Credit expired,” said Congresswoman Tenney. “These are individuals who played by the rules, only to see their pensions cut and their health care put at risk through no fault of their own. The HCTC has been a critical lifeline, covering a significant share of premium costs and providing stability during difficult transitions. Reauthorizing and extending this program ensures these workers and retirees are not left behind and can access the care they need while we continue working to deliver the full relief and fairness they deserve.”

The Health Coverage Tax Credit has helped eligible Americans maintain access to health care especially when faced with disruption and uncertainty. Reauthorizing this program will help preserve that support and give families greater confidence as they plan for the future. The Health Coverage Tax Credit Reauthorization Act of 2026 extends the current deadline in federal law by replacing the prior cutoff with a new expiration date of January 1, 2030. 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05)

GILBERT, ARIZONA- Late last month, Congressman Andy Biggs co-led a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom over “reports of widespread waste, fraud, and abuse in federally funded health care programs.” The letter was co-signed by Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, investigating alleged fraud within California’s hospice programs. 

In the letter, the House Oversight Members requested information about California’s oversight of the state’s hospice program with a deadline of this week for response. The Committee is working with California officials on producing documents and is committed to holding the state accountable for its failure to stop fraud. 

The inquiry highlights a March 2022 report from the California State Auditor, which showed that Los Angeles County “experienced a 1,500 percent increase in registered hospice providers since 2010 – more than six times the national average of hospice agencies relative to Los Angeles County’s senior population.” Despite this report and even the state’s attorney general describing this hospice fraud as “an epidemic,” California does not appear to have taken the issue seriously, as many red flags and warnings continue to appear throughout the health care industry.

“American taxpayers work extremely hard for their money, yet government agencies across America allow rampant misuse and abuse of these funds at alarming rates,” said Congressman Biggs.“Under Governor Newsom’s purview, rogue operators and organizations have exploited taxpayers for years with no end in sight. If California won’t end this dereliction of duty by state officials, then Congress will step in to protect unsuspecting men and women. We will not tolerate this shameless disregard of the duty of government to responsibly steward taxpayer dollars.”

Read the letter here.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jerrold Nadler (10th District of New York)

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Rep. Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10), and Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced the Helicopter Safety and Parity Act ahead of the one-year anniversary of the devastating 2025 Hudson River helicopter crash that took six lives.  The bipartisan bill mandate safety standards for helicopters that are, at a minimum, equivalent to airplanes.

One year ago tomorrow, a routine sightseeing tour turned tragic when a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River and six people—Agustín Escobar, Mercè Camprubí Montal, their three children, Agustín, Mercè and Victor (ages 10, 8, and 4), and 36-year-old Navy veteran pilot Seankese Johnson—lost their lives.

In response, Reps. Nadler, MalliotakisMenendez, Goldman, and Espaillat are introducing the Helicopter Safety and Parity Act, to reduce the risk of a similar crash like the one that took six lives one year ago from ever happen again in the United States.

The bill achieves safety parity between airplanes and helicopters by mandating the development of new safety rules and standards, requiring the use of specific safety equipment, applying airline-equivalent maintenance standards, and ensuring strict enforcement and regular oversight. The bill also provides funding for inspectors to implement the new safety regime. Together, this approach addresses the safety gaps most likely to reduce the risk of a similar crash in the future.

“The 2025 Hudson River crash stands as a tragic reminder of the enduring impact of sudden loss. On this painful first anniversary, I offer my continued comfort to the family of the victims and commend them for turning their profound grief over their horrific loss into valiant advocacy for the safety of us all,” said Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12). “In the year since the crash, this incident has prompted reflection, investigation, and renewed calls for vigilance and safety, even as the memory of those lost continues to be honored with solemn remembrance. I am proud to have authored the Helicopter Safety and Parity Act and to introduce it with my colleagues today. The bill puts forth a simple notion: helicopters should be held to the same safety standards as airplanes. Such a notion is common sense, and it’s time for our laws and regulators to catch up. By adopting the safety measures outlined in the bill, we can work to reduce the risk of another crash in the future.”

“Today, we stand with the families still carrying the pain of last year’s tragic Hudson River helicopter crash. On this solemn anniversary, we remember the lives lost and renew our commitment to ensuring no family endures such a tragedy again,” said Representative Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11). “For too long, sightseeing helicopter operators have exploited regulatory gaps to operate under lower safety standards than those of other passenger aircraft. This is unacceptable. Every passenger deserves the same level of protection, regardless of the aircraft they board. The Helicopter Safety Parity Act is a commonsense step to close these loopholes, strengthen oversight, and put passengers and communities first. We owe it to these families, future passengers, and local residents to act with urgency and ensure these stronger protections and safety measures are in place.”

“I am proud to co-lead legislation to protect our communities by ensuring that helicopter flights are held to the highest possible safety standards,” said Representative Rob Menendez (NJ-08). “Last year’s Hudson River helicopter crash that claimed the lives of six people only made it more urgent to address serious helicopter safety issues. I’m grateful to join Congressman Nadler on this bill and I remain committed to doing everything possible to keep our neighbors safe.”

“One year removed from the tragic 2025 Hudson River helicopter crash, I am proud to help introduce the Helicopter Safety and Parity Act.” said Representative Dan Goldman (NY-10). “That devastating incident underscored a clear gap in our aviation safety standards, where helicopters are not required to maintain the same safety protocol as airplanes. This commonsense legislation will close that gap and help reduce the risk of fatal crashes from occurring again.”

“For too long, non-essential helicopters have caused public safety hazards and noise pollution for the residents of New York and New Jersey,” said Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13). “Last year’s crash was yet another in a long line of senseless tragedies and it is far past time that the FAA and Congress step up. We owe it to the victims to do all we can to prevent incidents like this from happening again.”

“No other family should have to experience the loss our family has experienced,” said Joan Camprubí Montal, speaking on behalf of the Escobar Camprubí family. “Aviation safety is not a choice, it is a responsibility. Our prayer is that no family will have to endure what we have had to endure.”

“One year after the devastating Hudson River helicopter crash, we remember the six lives lost and stand with their loved ones, who have turned unimaginable grief into powerful advocacy,” said Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Segal. “For years, I’ve pushed to reduce nonessential helicopter traffic over our city and strengthen safety standards for flights in and around Manhattan. This legislation is a critical step forward and can finally ensure helicopters are held to the same rigorous standards as airplanes. I’m grateful to the Members of Congress for their leadership, and I urge swift action to close these gaps and help prevent another tragedy in our skies or in our waterways.”

“Nearly one year after the tragic Hudson River helicopter crash, we continue to carry the memory of the lives lost and stand with the families who have transformed their grief into meaningful advocacy. No New Yorker should have to wonder whether the aircraft flying over our neighborhoods meet the highest possible safety standards,” said New York State Senator Erik Bottcher. “The Helicopter Safety and Parity Act is a critical, common-sense step toward closing longstanding gaps in oversight and ensuring helicopters are held to the same rigorous standards as fixed-wing aircraft. I’m grateful to Congressman Nadler and his colleagues for their leadership, and I join in urging swift passage of this legislation to better protect our communities and prevent another devastating tragedy.”

“One year ago, a family of five, including three children, on a sightseeing tour over Manhattan tragically died when the helicopter they were on crashed,” said New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing. “This tragedy underscores the vast inadequacies of the helicopter industry, as well as the many safety loopholes that jeopardize the safety of all New Yorkers and tourists. The regulatory status quo cannot continue, which is why I am thrilled that Congressman Nadler has introduced the Helicopter Safety Parity Act to level the airfield for all operators. I will continue to partner with my colleagues in government to help push this bill over the finish line.”

“Almost one year on, the pain of the 2025 Hudson River helicopter crash still sits heavy on our hearts,” said New York State Assemblymember Tony Simone. “New Yorkers and visitors alike should never have to question whether the aircraft flying above our city meet the highest safety standards. I thank Representative Nadler, with advocacy from the members of the Escobar Camprubí family, for introducing the Helicopter Safety and Parity Act, a common-sense step to close that gap, strengthen oversight, and prevent another devastating loss of life.”

“The tragic loss of the Escobar Camprubí family is a stark reminder that the regulatory loopholes governing helicopter operations can cost lives,” said New York State Assemblymember Micah Lasher. “The Helicopter Safety Parity Act would require sightseeing operators to meet the same standards as every other commercial carrier, and we should get it passed.”

“The horrific tragedy of the deaths of Agustin Escobar Canadas, Merce Camprubi Montal, their three children, and pilot Seankese Johnson on April 10, 2025, from a helicopter crash in the Hudson River will never be forgotten. We continue to mourn with the rest of the family, friends, colleagues, and all of Spain,” said New York City Council Member Gale A. Brewer (D-Manhattan) “Although flying over Manhattan and up and down the Hudson River is of interest to some tourists, I, along with many elected officials including Congress Member Jerry Nadler, have urged at least three Mayors to close the Downtown Manhattan Heliport/Downtown Skyport (Pier 6) and the West 30th Street Heliport to all non-essential helicopter tours. Unfortunately, this crash is the latest in a list of accidents in New York; at least 38 people have died in helicopter accidents since 1977, mostly in sightseeing flights. I urge this Mayor to ban all non-essential  helicopter take-offs from NYC heliports. Helicopters are dangerous, noisy, and contributors to poor air quality by emitting greenhouse gases like CO2.” Council Member Brewer continued, “Our advocacy to curtail tourism helicopter flights over New York City is on-going, but I am also sending my deepest condolences to the Canadas family.”

The text of the Helicopter Safety and Parity Act can be viewed here.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Dina Titus (1st District of Nevada)

Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV-1), Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, today introduced a package of bills to strengthen federal regulation of the transport of lithium-ion batteries and equip firefighters with the tools needed to safely mitigate thermal runaway. This is one of Ranking Member Titus’s priorities for the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization in the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.

In 2024, a fire involving six lithium-ion batteries on Interstate 15 shut down the highway between Barstow and Las Vegas for two days. The Thermal Runaway Reduction Act would update federal regulations for the transportation of lithium-ion batteries and set up a pilot program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to test strategies for fighting thermal runaway. Congresswoman Titus also introduced a new bill, the Firefighter Lithium Awareness and Readiness Enhancement (FLARE) Act, to unlock federal funding for Fire Departments to purchase the equipment they need to effectively fight thermal runaway.

“The disaster on Interstate 15 was a wake-up call that we need to do more to protect the public from dangerous fires related to the transport of lithium-ion batteries,” Congresswoman Titus said. “An accident such as the one on Interstate 15 can result in ‘thermal runaway,’ when a battery enters an uncontrollable, self-heating state, which makes fires extremely difficult to extinguish.

“As more lithium-ion batteries are transported through our state and across the nation, we need to take additional precautions and ensure that our firefighters have the tools they need to fight thermal runaway,” Congresswoman Titus said. “An accident involving these batteries in highly populated urban areas could have tragic consequences.”

“Lithium batteries have presented new challenges for fire personnel due to the difficulties surrounding fire suppression,” said Clark County Fire Chief Billy Samuels. “In working with Congresswoman Titus, important legislation has been introduced that will put some additional practices in place to ensure these types of batteries are transported safely, as well as that grant dollars are available to fire departments to effectively train to suppress lithium battery fires. We would encourage Congress to pass these bills to protect the safety of the public and we appreciate the Congresswoman’s diligence in addressing this important issue.”

The Thermal Runaway Reduction Act focuses on ways to reduce the potential for thermal runaway during the transportation of lithium-ion batteries by doing the following:

• Requiring impact testing for lithium-ion batteries that account for forces experienced in transportation accidents; and

• Requiring the PHMSA to issue regulations that set a maximum state of charge of 30% for lithium-ion batteries set for ground transportation, similar to what is required for air transportation.

• Creates a new competitive grant program at PHMSA to test methods for combatting thermal runaway.

The Firefighter Lithium Awareness and Readiness Enhancement (FLARE) Act would make projects to combat thermal runaway eligible for FEMA’s Fire Prevention and Safety Grants.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (12th District of Michigan)

Dingell Secures Federal Grant for Ypsilanti-based Manufacturer following Administration’s Attempts to Revoke Critical Funding

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (12th District of Michigan)

U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-08) urged the Trump Administration to protect health care access for Medicaid recipients as it begins to implement onerous work requirements included in last year’s GOP tax law, dubbed by some as the “Big Ugly Bill”, which made drastic cuts to federal health care funding in order to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert. F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz. the lawmakers expressed their concerns that the short timeline for implementation as well as the lack of clarity in the law will likely lead to coverage losses of about 5 million people and decreases in Medicaid enrollment. 

“Evidence from the few states that have attempted to implement work requirements demonstrate the policy’s lack of success, including in our home state of Michigan. In 2018, the Governor signed a law implementing work requirements in the state’s Medicaid expansion program. The policy was short-lived, as it was discontinued in 2020 by a federal court ruling. 80,000 individuals were at risk of losing their health care coverage within the first month of implementation, and 100,000 were expected to lose coverage in the first year of implementation,” the lawmakers said. 

“49 percent of beneficiaries were already working, and 10 percent were students or homemakers, suggesting that many of those at risk of losing coverage were already meeting the new requirements, but faced coverage loss as a result of the red tape associated with the policy,” the lawmakers continued.

The congresswomen also called out the false narrative that Americans receiving health care through Medicaid are refusing to work. The claims are often parroted by advocates for burdensome work requirements, and they fail to account for barriers to employment and the fact that receiving health care assistance does not help individuals avoid needing a job to pay for other necessities like rent and childcare. 

“Imposing work requirements on beneficiaries without offering any additional support also fails to acknowledge structural barriers to employment that may have kept them from seeking employment in the first place, such as childcare and transportation. It is a misrepresentation of reality to say that Americans are “refusing to work”. Work requirements will force vulnerable populations into employment despite not addressing the full range of barriers these communities face to employment, potentially putting them in impossible positions,” the lawmakers said.

Additional lawmakers signing onto the letter include U.S. Representatives Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-07), Stephen  Lynch (D-MA-08), Danny Davis (D-IL-07), and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07). 

A copy of the letter can be found HEREand text is below:

 We write to express serious concern with the implementation of the Medicaid Work Requirements enacted in H.R.1, the Republican budget bill. In particular, the short timeline for implementation as well as the lack of clarity in the law will likely lead to coverage losses of about 5 million people and decreases in enrollment, as we have seen in other states where work requirements have been implemented, such as Georgia and Arkansas. The budget law directs states to implement a nationwide 80 hour-per-month work requirement mandate for “able bodied, working age” adults across all state Medicaid programs by December 31, 2026. As we will illustrate throughout this letter, work requirements are associated with a significant degree of negative outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries. We strongly encourage you to take these outcomes into consideration prior to implementation, and to provide guidance for states to avoid these outcomes to the extent possible.

 Evidence from the few states that have attempted to implement work requirements demonstrate the policy’s lack of success, including in our home state of Michigan. In 2018, the Governor signed a law implementing work requirements in the state’s Medicaid expansion program. The policy was short-lived, as it was discontinued in 2020 by a federal court ruling. 80,000 individuals were at risk of losing their health care coverage within the first month of implementation, and 100,000 were expected to lose coverage in the first year of implementation. 49 percent of beneficiaries were already working, and 10 percent were students or homemakers, suggesting that many of those at risk of losing coverage were already meeting the new requirements, but faced coverage loss as a result of the red tape associated with the policy.

 The work requirement provision in the Republican budget law models its policy on Georgia’s program, Pathways to Coverage, which was launched in July of 2023. In Georgia, Pathways to Coverage is a statewide program that expanded Medicaid eligibility to adults aged 19-64 years with low incomes and simultaneously introduced work requirements for newly eligible enrollees–making them the first state to tie expansion to work requirements. They experienced no gains in Medicaid coverage or in employment rates compared with their counterparts in neighboring non-expansion states during the 15 months after Pathways to Coverage. According to data from the state, only 7,500 people in Georgia, as of May, were able to receive Medicaid out of an estimated 345,000 eligible people. When compared with a control state that expanded Medicaid without work requirements, Georgia’s program reduced coverage without increasing employment, suggesting that the red tape associated with work requirements impeded Medicaid enrollment in the state.

 In Arkansas, work requirements decreased Medicaid and Marketplace coverage by 13.2 percentage points among adults aged 30-49 years within six months, while there was no change in employment or engagement in community activities. According to the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, more than 18,000 adults in Arkansas lost coverage because of Medicaid work requirements, out of an estimated 100,000 people who were subject to them.

Imposing work requirements on beneficiaries without offering any additional support also fails to acknowledge structural barriers to employment that may have kept them from seeking employment in the first place, such as childcare and transportation. It is a misrepresentation of reality to say that Americans are “refusing to work”. Work requirements will force vulnerable populations into employment despite not addressing the full range of barriers these communities face to employment, potentially putting them in impossible positions.

 The findings in the study, paired with the extremely short turnover for implementation, raise serious concerns about the implementation of work requirements on the national scale. The findings demonstrate that Georgia did not have the intended results over two years, and that is with a longer implementation plan and less frequent compliance verifications than is permitted under the Republican budget law. The Government Accountability Office reported that Georgia’s work requirements program had spent $54.2 million on administrative costs, more than double what it spent on health care.

 According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), the work requirement provisions “raise many operational and implementation questions” on issues such as compliance verification, data matching, exemptions for “medically frail” and “special medical needs,” short-term hardship exemptions, informing individuals of requirements, and noncompliance notices. With HHS not expected to release its implementation guidance until June 2026, states are pressed for time to implement policies that will ultimately require complex systems changes and substantial coordination across sectors in the health care system. Additionally, we urge you to carefully consider the harmful consequences of the new six-month renewal cycle. The shortened timeline is likely to create substantial operational challenges for states and impose significant administrative burdens on beneficiaries, particularly given the very narrow scope of available exemptions, resulting in many eligible individuals losing coverage not because of noncompliance, but because of procedural barriers, paperwork challenges, and other administrative hurdles associated with more frequent renewals.

 As you prepare to implement this provision of the budget law, we urge you to take steps to ensure that this will exact the least harm possible on the Americans who rely on Medicaid that are subject to these requirements. We would like to request your responses to the questions below within one month of receipt of this letter.

• How will you reduce administrative burden related to reporting work requirements, and ensure that any reporting processes are accessible and easy to navigate for all communities?
• What steps will you take to reduce unnecessary coverage loss of beneficiaries because of new requirements?
  • How will you ensure beneficiaries receive timely, effective communication and sufficient resources regarding the new six-month renewal cycle to prevent avoidable coverage losses?
• Who do you plan to consult with in crafting guidance on which communities/individuals are considered “medically frail” or having “special medical needs”?
  • What steps will you take to ensure that these individuals are in fact exempt from the work requirements and are sufficiently protected against coverage losses?
  • How will you reduce administrative burden for these communities to prove their status that qualifies for exemption?

  • Are you working with or will you work with disabled individuals and their families/caregivers, providers, disability advocacy groups and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that this community is protected?

Thank you for your attention to this important matter. We look forward to your response and hope you will work closely with us to avoid coverage losses as a result of this implementation.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Jesús Chuy García (IL-04)

CHICAGO — Congressmen Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), member of the Judiciary Committee, and Lou Correa (CA-46), member of the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees, led 86 Members in a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and USCIS Director Joseph Edlow urging DHS to reduce delays in processing DACA renewal requests.

In the letter, the Members note that DACA “has allowed hundreds of thousands of Dreamers to live and work in the only country they have ever known,” and express grave concern about the “sharp increase in processing times for our constituents’ DACA and EAD renewal requests,” even for those who complied fully with renewal guidance by submitting their applications well in advance of their expiration dates.

The Members emphasize that because of USCIS’s processing delays, DACA recipients “are losing their jobs even though their employers want to keep them on, struggling to make ends meet, and facing detention and removal.” These delays are “particularly harmful given that many DACA recipients are employed in critical sectors, including nursing, education, construction, and other essential industries, where interruptions in employment can have significant consequences not only for the individuals and their families, but also for the communities and local economies that rely on their contributions.”

The Members urge DHS and USCIS leaders to “address this urgent situation by expediting processing for DACA recipients,” and ask a series of oversight questions to understand the reason for the delays.

A copy of the letter can be found here.

Members signing this letter include: Alma Adams (NC-12), Pete Aguilar (CA-33), Gabe Amo (RI-01), Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Becca Balint (VT-00), Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Ami Bera (CA-06), Shontel Brown (OH-11), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), André Carson (IN-07), Greg Casar (TX-35), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Judy Chu (CA-28), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05), Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Jason Crow (CO-06), Danny Davis (IL-07), Diana DeGette (CO-01), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Dan Goldman (NY-10), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Hank Johnson (GA-04), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), John Larson (CT-01), Ted Lieu (CA-36), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Sarah McBride (DE-00), Betty McCollum (MN-04), James McGovern (MA-02), Christian Menefee (TX-18), Grace Meng (NY-06), Gwen Moore (WI-04), Frank Mrvan (IN-01), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Joe Neguse (CO-02), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-00), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), Scott Peters (CA-50), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Nellie Pou (NJ-09), Mike Quigley (IL-05), Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Luz Rivas (CA-29), Deborah Ross (NC-02), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Adam Smith (WA-09), Darren Soto (FL-09), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Eric Swalwell (CA-14), Shri Thanedar (MI-13), Mike Thompson (CA-04), Dina Titus (NV-01), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Ritchie Torres (NY-15), Derek Tran (CA-45), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Juan Vargas (CA-52), Marc Veasey (TX-33), James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Frederica Wilson (FL-24).

Organizations endorsing the letter include: United We Dream, National Immigrant Justice Center, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, The Resurrection Project, Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project, Metropolitan Family Services Legal Aid Society, Southwest Organizing Project, and Brighton Park Neighborhood Council.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Bryan Steil (Wisconsin-1)

Janesville, WI – Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01), announced that the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing will award SHINE Chrysalis, LLC in Janesville, WI a $263 million loan to support the construction of a new medical manufacturing facility in Janesville. The facility will use fusion and fission technology to provide a secure domestic supply of Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), a medical isotope used in life-saving diagnostic imaging. Once completed, this will be the largest such facility in the world. 

In May and September of 2025, Steil wrote to DOE Secretary Chris Wright regarding SHINE’s innovative work on Mo-99 and the importance of the Chrysalis project.  He emphasized the need for strong public-private partnerships in building domestic manufacturing.

Following the announcement, Steil released the following statement:

“American supply chains ensure healthcare workers and patients have access to the lifesaving tools they need to identify and fight diseases like cancer and heart disease. This critical work to save lives will now be done right here in Janesville,” said Steil. “Thank you, Secretary Wright and the Department of Energy for investing in Wisconsin and congratulations to SHINE on receiving this loan.”

Learn more about DOE’s work on Mo-99 supply chains here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06)

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO)—a combat veteran and member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee—spoke at Harvard University’s JFK Jr. Forum about his vision for Building a New American Patriotism. In conversation with Heather Cox Richardson, Congressman Crow discussed what our country can do to come together, protect our democracy, and ensure leaders are accountable to working-class Americans.

“Our President is laboring under the impression that fear is contagious. He wants people to be gripped by that and to bow down. What I know to be true, and I think what we are seeing happening, is that courage is a lot more contagious than fear. It is spreading like wildfire across this country. There is something big happening. Americans are stepping up, they are protecting their friends, protecting their neighbors, mobilizing, organizing, bearing witness, conducting citizen oversight, and doing amazing things. That’s our country. That is New American Patriotism,” said Congressman Crow.

You can watch the full conversation here.

Introductory Remarks from Congressman Crow:

“It’s really an honor to be here. Thank you to Ned Price who I’ve known for many years. Katie O’Dair, Aaron Goldman, Director of the JFK Forum, really grateful for the invitation. 

“Before Heather and I have our discussion, I wanted to take a moment to share two stories with you that really capture the moment, for me, that I think our country is in. Two stories that I was intimately involved in in my life.

“The first was when I was younger and leading a platoon of paratroopers in the invasion of Iraq. I was in my early twenties. I was thrust into this situation of leading a platoon of paratroopers, 50 of them, that came from every part of this country. They were White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, straight, gay, rich, poor, truck drivers from Ohio, surfers from California, ranchers from Texas. They were a group of paratroopers who had never known each other, came from every facet of this country, and we were thrust together to fight, and putting aside the politics of the war, which we can talk about, that was our mission to come together as a team. 

“We had a choice to make: would we focus on those differences, those divisions, or would we come together and become the brothers that we needed to become? We did of course come together. That’s not to say we didn’t have our differences and our fights, but we did find common ground, we served together, we had each other’s backs, and we all came home together. Still to this day, when I think about America, when I think about what we can be, that unfulfilled promise and the challenges we face, I still think about the faces of those paratroopers. 

“Now, fast forward about two decades later, I’m a Member of Congress, and I’m sitting in the House Gallery on January 6, 2021, trapped, surrounded by an insurrectionist mob that was brutally beating the Capitol Police. We had erected barricades to protect ourselves, and we were holding back that mob. And I was thinking to myself, how did we get here? How did I get here 20 years later? Where many of the same veterans that I served with, that I fought with, who had raised their right hand, just like me, that came from rural towns just like I did, be on opposite sides of the same door now one of them trying to harm and kill the other. What happened? 

“And I’ve thought about that question, and I’ve thought about two fundamental stories of America. Both important, oftentimes in conflict with each other. One is the story of individual liberty, the cowboy myth, good and bad, but this strand of individual liberty that has taken various forms in our story. And another one, very important, the idea of community, in coming together. And we can both think of many stories that represent both of those and how they are often intentioned. 

“I believe this moment that we are in, is in part, not wholly, but in part, a function of the radical imbalance now between those stories, and how people have chosen sides in that narrative. 

“So how do we rebalance? How do we reconcile two really important aspects of American society? I believe that it starts, first and foremost, with a call to service.

“Which is why I’m here at the Kennedy School. 

“A President who started his career, and is known above all else, for calling people to service. When Americans work together, when they sweat together, fight together, when they strive together, we have been capable of overcoming our differences and finding common ground and doing great things.

“So part of this New American Patriotism that we must find again in this country, is a national call to service for people to start locally, helping their neighbors, helping their friends, and finding the common humanity. 

“The second part of this, and this is essential, is a new style of leadership. The old style of leadership is largely dead. This idea that leaders are the smartest people in the room, that they have all of the answers, that they are above everybody else, are untouchable, is gone. What we need now is a style of leadership, a servant leadership, that is grounded in service, that is grounded in humility, and instead of having all the answers, first and foremost, is a convener. That is capable of bringing people together from all different backgrounds, and establishing the conditions for conversation for consensus building, and for the community to come together to solve problems. As a group, that’s a very different style.

“So I think with those two things, we can actually spark the notion of the New American Patriotism that will reinvigorate our democracy. We are against the ropes as a country right now. There is no doubt. But there is a path through this that actually will lead to a stronger democracy, a period of democratic enlightenment that can put us in a better place, that actually can fulfill the promise of this country in a way that we have not up until now.”

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