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• Congressman Fong Celebrates President Trump’s Signing of CRAs to Overturn California EV Mandates | C
  https://fong.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-fong-celebrates-president-trumps-signing-cras-overturn-california
  ... executive and federal overreach. “One-size-fits-all mandates don’t work and would have forced Californians to buy expensive cars they can’t afford, strained our electric grid, and eliminated gas and hybrid options millions rely on. These new laws put...
• No, crime is not dropping in Buncombe County | Congressman Chuck Edwards
  https://edwards.house.gov/media/opinion-editorials/no-crime-not-dropping-buncombe-county
  ..., the violent crime rate in Buncombe County rose 13 percent in one year. But property crimes were down enough to offset that, making it appear that all crime had dropped. That is simply not true.  Within the Asheville city limits during that same period...
• House Passes Representative Angie Craig’s Bill to Cap Insulin Copays at $35 per Month | Congresswoma
  https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-representative-angie-craigs-bill-cap-insulin-copays-35-month
  ... and other life-threatening ailments have skyrocketed in recent years. According to the Health Care Costs Institute, insulin prices nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016, with the average price for a 40-day supply of insulin increasing from $344 to $666. According...
• Suozzi pushes bipartisan fix to U.S. immigration policy during high-stakes election year | Congressm
  https://suozzi.house.gov/media/in-the-news/suozzi-pushes-bipartisan-fix-us-immigration-policy-during-high-stakes-election
  ... for a New Immigration Consensus, a 40-member group that includes the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Immigration Forum and Catholic Charities.  “We appreciate Congressmen Suozzi and Luttrell’s courage in starting this conversation," the group said...
• Elfreth Votes No on PERMIT Act, Sounds Alarm on Chesapeake Bay Harms | Representative Sarah Elfreth
  https://elfreth.house.gov/media/press-releases/elfreth-votes-no-permit-act-sounds-alarm-chesapeake-bay-harms
  ... Agreement, a coordinated, multi-state, bipartisan effort for over 40 years. Additionally, the bill would direct the federal government to act as an observer, rather than as an active partner in implementation of the Agreement by conducting oversight...
• Espaillat, House Democrats Took On Big Pharma, Delivered Lower Prescription Costs For Constituents |
  https://espaillat.house.gov/media/press-releases/espaillat-house-democrats-took-big-pharma-delivered-lower-prescription-costs
  ... drugs that have been negotiated by Medicare.  “Once again, Democrats have delivered because we firmly believe that no one should ever have to choose between putting food on the table and affording the medications they need to survive,”  said Rep...
• Representative Adriano Espaillat Leads Effort to Fund and Continue Affordable Connectivity Program |
  https://espaillat.house.gov/media/press-releases/representative-adriano-espaillat-leads-effort-fund-and-continue-affordable
  ... boards. The importance of broadband access cannot be understated and affordable Internet access is a basic necessity in today’s world.”  The ACP provides up to $75 per month in addition to a one-time $100 subsidy for a desktop, laptop, or tablet...
• Evans to Host Federal Services & Job Fair on June 3 | Representative Dwight Evans
  https://evans.house.gov/media/press-releases/evans-host-federal-services-job-fair-june-3
  ... annual Federal Services and Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at Sheet Metal Workers Local 19, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., 19147.   “While we had to pause this popular event during the height of Covid, now we’re once again bringing close to 40...
• Orlando Sentinel: Maxwell Frost slams Trump shutdown of Gun Violence Prevention office | Congressman
  https://frost.house.gov/news/in-the-news/maxwell-frost-slams-trump-shutdown-of-gun-violence-prevention-office
  ... further, upwards of 40% in certain cities across the country and even in the city of Orlando.” Because the office was created via executive order, not legislation, the new President can get rid of it. It was one of many offices the new administration...
• House Republican sounds alarm on ATF’s gun control moves | Congressman Richard Hudson
  https://hudson.house.gov/media/in-the-news/house-republican-sounds-alarm-on-atfs-gun-control-moves
  ... vetting process that would also require a $200 tax. "There are somewhere between 10 and 40 million of these braces in use today and so, the people who own those would become felons overnight, or they would have to destroy the braces, turn them in, or pay...