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As you know, as many people have heard, my mother has Alzheimer's. She is 82 years old. And the issue of Alzheimer's and access to care, access to drugs, and making sure it is equitable is an issue that is not only near and dear to me, but…
Mass shootings are a growing play in this country that we and Congress have a duty to help address.
I just want to point out that in our own country, we are also guilty of child abuse in the workforce.
For the nearly three decades I have been in Congress, one of my greatest frustrations has been the absence of a Federal commitment to improve childbirth outcomes.
I think it is important that we find a way to give the same kind of status to those who go to a 4-year college and those who get a degree in some kind of trade school.
I think it is also important for the Department of Education to change public attitude about going to a 4-year college versus going to a trade school.
Many of our students in higher education are facing the burden of college tuition and rising costs of living.
Mr. Secretary, as you know, every year, 4 million babies are born in the United States, and nearly every one of those infants is screened by newborn screening programs for certain serious or life-threatening hereditable disorders and…
Maternal mental health conditions are a significant barrier for the health and well-being of women.
Every child deserves clean drinking water, every American deserves clean drinking water, and we know that water is life.
There has never been any movement in either Republican or Democratic-run Congresses to fix the double standard in child labor protections.
One of the disgraceful things that happens in this country is that children who work in agriculture are not protected under the same labor laws as children in every other industry.
According to the Child Welfare League in America, 11 percent of students at 2-year institutions are experiencing homelessness due to the pandemic.
I also know how critical childcare is and how stressful and difficult it can be to find quality, affordable childcare.
I know just how valuable community colleges are, particularly representing one of the poorest minority districts in the country.
It is important that not only are women allowed to live a healthy life after they have given birth, but that their children are allowed to grow up and be healthy as well.
It is a shame that our children would be used as pawns in a political battle and they would not have coverage for any period of time.
I take no joy in voting to impeach President Trump, but this President has blood on his hands in the wake of this attempted coup. The fact remains, no President of the United States is above the law, and this President has sadly violated…
As a mother, I just can't accept that we would send a 7-year-old child who is extremely ill, has uncontrollable seizures, back to Mexico and the deplorable conditions that have been described there.
It is the frontline communities that are disproportionately burdened by environmental injustices that are happening day in and day out.
We need to think bigger than that, and we need to think bolder than that in figuring out how do we get to the zero emissions
Together, we can make maternal and infant health a national priority. We believe this is long overdue.
Despite World Health Organization recommendations to eliminate unnecessary childbirth interventions, the U.S. continues to have some of the highest Cesarean birth and induction rates.
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