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- https://pressley.house.gov/2021/10/22/rep-pressley-delivers-floor-remarks-build-back-better-act/... who is a caregiver to her parent who is one of 820 thousand people on a waitlist for much needed Home and Community Based Services. And our immigrant neighbor, who has been unjustly denied a pathway to citizenship. Mister Speaker, the Build Back Better Act will get...
- https://pressley.house.gov/2022/01/19/pressley-delivers-floor-speech-willie-o-ree-congressional-gold-medal-act/... and life of service of the one and only Willie O’Ree. With today’s vote in the People’s House, we honor a giant, and it has been an honor to be a steward in this effort. Willie is a trailblazer, ice breaker, a hero, an activist, whose powerful story...
- Pressley: Medication Abortion Safe & Effective, Mifepristone Lawsuit Threatens Abortion Access for Mhttps://pressley.house.gov/2023/03/10/pressley-medication-abortion-safe-effective-mifepristone-lawsuit-threatens-abortion-access-for-millions/... human right. Abortion care is health care. And one in four women in this country seek it. Women that you know, love, work and worship with. Right now, a pending court case in Texas aims to restrict access to medication abortion across the entire nation...
- https://pressley.house.gov/2023/05/12/ahead-of-mothers-day-pressley-moore-introduce-resolution-to-honor-life-changing-supportive-work-of-doulas/... to transform the American criminal legal system into one that guarantees justice for all. She also introduced the Healthy MOMMIES Act with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) to expand Medicaid coverage for new moms from 60-days postpartum to one year. ### Back...
- https://pressley.house.gov/2024/04/04/pressley-colleagues-urge-biden-admin-to-improve-access-to-healthcare-for-people-with-disabilities/..., reproductive healthcare, or complex medical treatments, people with disabilities are not receiving equal attention.” The lawmakers cited devastating stories from constituents who must live the reality of these statistics daily. One constituent, who uses...
- https://pressley.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-03-24-FY24-Funding-for-Long-COVID-Research-and-Care-Letter.pdf... that can affect the function of multiple organs months after a person contracts COVID-19. Long COVID affects people of all ages and all walks of life, with disproportionate impacts on women and people of color. According to the CDC, nearly one in five...
- https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-delivers-legislative-victories-colorado-through-accepted... $1.8 billion in appropriations requests for Community Health Centers that provide medical care to rural communities. Community Health Centers save the health care system $24 billion annually since they cost less than one-sixth of an average visit...
- https://bonamici.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/bonamici-evo.house.gov/files/documents/FINAL_Letter%20to%20President%20Biden_Child%20Care.pdf... responsibilities.1 Research shows that the lack of affordable child care reduces the ability of women to work outside the home and widens the gender pay gap.2 With schools and child care centers closed, one in four women have reported becoming unemployed during...
- https://jordan.house.gov/media/opinion-pieces/nancy-pelosis-just-wrong-keep-house-meeting... in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's hands. One Democratic idea would allow a representative to ask a colleague to cast a vote on her behalf, known as a proxy vote. And this proxy vote would count for purposes of a quorum, the majority needed to proceed with business...
- https://franklin.house.gov/2023/5/franklin-supports-the-fiscal-responsibility-act... to exempt their citizens from SNAP and TANF work requirements. These measures will save taxpayer dollars, get Americans back to work, and grow the economy. Reduces bureaucracy by codifying into law President Trump’s “One Federal Decision Framework...