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On the recordDecember 5, 2022
In October, new data showed how maternal health outcomes worsened during the pandemic. The number of maternal deaths in 2021 was nearly 80 percent higher than in 2018, with Black and Hispanic Americans experiencing the largest increases. This is a crisis--and the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act is the solution to that crisis. The evidence-based investments in the momnibus will comprehensively address the drivers of maternal mortality, morbidity, and disparities. Recently, 140 Members of Congress signed on to a letter calling for key momnibus provisions to be included in an end-of-year package, and a new poll found that passing the momnibus is the number one legislative priority for voters for the end of the year, with a majority of support from Democrats, Independents, and Republicans. We must get this done. Congress must pass the momnibus immediately. Moms and families don't have any more time to wait. ____________________
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Lauren Underwood
Democratic · Illinois

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