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• POLITICO Pro Q&A: Rep. Jake Auchincloss, the new E&C Dem fighting back against RFK Jr. | U.S. Congre
  https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/in-the-news/politico-pro-qanda-rep-jake-auchincloss-the-new-ec-dem-fighting-back-against-rfk-jr
  ... what it was. Speaker Johnson needs to grow a backbone and put this package on the floor, and I'll vote for it. What would you like to see going forward on PBM reform? One is passing the bipartisan PBM reform package. That's more than I was hoping for in the 118th...
• Reps. Kelly, Arrington, Lieu Introduce Reese’s Law to Prevent Button Battery Ingestion | Congresswom
  https://robinkelly.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-kelly-arrington-lieu-introduce-reeses-law-prevent-button-battery
  ... they could take 3-5 years to pass stricter safety standards. Reese’s Law will guarantee within one year that button batteries have clear warning labels, child-resistant packaging, and secure placement in products. I am proud of my constituent, Trista Hamsmith...
• Lawmaker Rips DoD Takeback of Troop Bonuses as 'Boneheaded' - Congresswoman Julia Brownley
  https://juliabrownley.house.gov/lawmaker-rips-dod-takeback-troop-bonuses-boneheaded/
  ... have to petition the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals to have a debt waived, Davis said. “We have the authority to waive individual payments on a one-by-one basis,” he said. “We do not have the authority to waive these things writ large.” California Guard...
• Bipartisan House Members Reintroduce the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2023 | Congresswoman Zo
  https://lofgren.house.gov/media/press-releases/bipartisan-members-reintroduce-farm-workforce-modernization-act-2023
  ... Act, H.R. 4319, which creates a workforce solution for America's agriculture industry, one of the most critical sectors of the national economy. The bill, which passed the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support in the 116 th and 117 th...
• Rep. Lynch Secures $850K in Funding for “Bill McGonagle Community Center” in Mary Ellen McCormack Ho
  https://lynch.house.gov/2024/5/u-s-rep-lynch-secures-850-000-federal-funding-to-create-new-community-center-at-mary-ellen-mccormack-housing-complex
  ... will be remembered for his tireless advocacy to improve the quality of life for this community.”   Phase One of the project was approved by the Boston Planning & Development Agency in mid-December and is in the final permitting and financing stage...
• Lawmakers Call for FDA to Revise Blood Donation Policy as America Faces Summer Blood Shortage | Cong
  https://quigley.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lawmakers-call-for-fda-to-revise-blood-donation-policy-as-america-faces
  .... The same policy allows heterosexual men and women who have had sexual contact with an HIV-positive partner to give blood after only a one-year waiting period. Among the many organizations calling for a revision of the discriminatory FDA policy are the American Red...
• Quigley, Fitzpatrick, Swalwell, Diaz-Balart Reintroduce Bipartisan Gun Safety Legislation | Congress
  https://quigley.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/quigley-fitzpatrick-swalwell-diaz-balart-reintroduce-bipartisan-gun
  ... the laws we already have on the books, and will help curb the plague of gun violence that's taking too many American lives." "Every year, thousands of convicted felons, fugitives, and others who are barred from owning a weapon attempt to purchase one...
• Quigley Highlights Need for Nondiscriminatory Blood Donation Guidelines | Congressman Mike Quigley
  https://quigley.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/quigley-highlights-need-nondiscriminatory-blood-donation-guidelines
  ... blood donor system. In the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, our country is experiencing a serious blood shortage, one that has again cast a light on the unjust blood donor guidelines.," said Quigley. "As we saw after the Pulse Nightclub shooting...
• Rep. Loudermilk and Georgia House Republicans Urge President to Pursue Stronger Immigration Polices
  https://loudermilk.house.gov/rep-loudermilk-and-georgia-house-republicans-urge-president-to-pursue-stronger-immigration-polices-in-wake-of-laken-rileys-brutal-murder/
  ..., Mr. Ibarra is charged with multiple counts, including a count of malice murder. Additionally, Diego Ibarra, Jose Ibarra’s 29-year-old brother, reportedly entered the country twice, violently assaulting a border patrol agent during one...
• Moskowitz, Meeks Call on Rubio to Explain $400 Million in Contracts to Elon Musk’s Tesla
  https://moskowitz.house.gov/posts/moskowitz-meeks-call-on-rubio-to-explain-400-million-in-contracts-to-elon-musks-tesla
  ... and the Trump Administration’s $400 million procurement plan were one and the same? What Department bureau or office oversaw this procurement since January 20 and to whom in Department leadership does this bureau or office report? Did the Department of State...