The CAROL Act is named in honor of Carol Leavell Barr, the wife of Representative Andy Barr, who died last year of sudden cardiac arrest.
Anna Eshoo
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Anna A. Eshoo is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 16th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been an advocate for various issues including healthcare, technology, and environmental protection. Eshoo has played a significant role in shaping policies related to telecommunications and has been involved in efforts to improve access to healthcare for her constituents.
Thank you, Congressman Rick, for being here today. It is good to see you, and we look forward to hearing your all-important testimony.
We should be empowered to make the most appropriate care recommendations for each of our patients.
There can't--it simply cannot be a greater grief than for a parent to bury their child.
Through our efforts today, these 12 important, bipartisan health bills move closer from being words on a page to actually walking into the lives of our constituents to improve their health and well-being for decades to come.
Pediatric cancer is the number-one disease killer of children in America, but it is chronically underfunded by the public and private sectors.
This bill provides funding for long-overdue independent research to keep media and tech companies from evading scrutiny about their impact on the development of children in our country.
In 2019, I wrote to then-President Trump urging him to award the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, but he unfortunately never did during his term.





