Asian-American healthcare workers have faced a new wave of racial harassment in the workplace during COVID-19.
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.
On the West Coast, more than 24,000 nurses and other healthcare workers have authorized a strike over pay and working conditions.
For those still on the job, almost all report experiencing stress and most report being emotionally and physically exhausted.
In the first year of the pandemic, over 3,600 U.S. healthcare workers died fighting COVID-19.
I wouldn't want any doctor, any nurse, anyone coming near me that was not vaccinated.
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.
We're honored to hear testimony about this bill from Gabriella's mother, Ellyn Miller.
Pediatric cancer is the number one disease killer of children in America, but it is chronically underfunded by the public and private sectors.
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.
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.
Thank you, Congressman Rick, for being here today. It is good to see you, and we look forward to hearing your all-important testimony.
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.
We can't trust social media companies to do the right thing for our children.
Pediatric cancer is the number-one disease killer of children in America, but it is chronically underfunded by the public and private sectors.
My legislation addresses this problem by requiring each medal to be awarded annually on a fixed schedule.
This is particularly disheartening given that every American has benefited from the extraordinary work of scientists to protect us from the Covid-19 pandemic by developing highly effective vaccines so quickly.
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.
Thank you, Chairwoman Johnson and Ranking Member Lucas, for giving me the opportunity to testify at today's Member Day hearing.





