Cherfilus-McCormick: “This bill is extremely important to the Haitian community and America, especially since we see many of these political…”

The Fiscal Year 2024 request will reduce funding for water and sanitation programs by nearly 50 percent from 2022 levels though cholera and other waterborne illnesses remained a threat in the region.

My bipartisan legislation, H.R. 645, the Healthy Foundations for Homeless Veterans Act, would permanently authorize us to fund on basic needs for homeless veterans such as food, transportation, communication devices, and shelter.

It feels like we are building a plane while flying the plane at the same time.

This legislation will ensure that when VA and its community providers are caring for homeless veterans, they are able to purchase basic needs.