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| Dear Friends, Last week, we were excited to be home in Pennsylvania for an event-packed district work period. As we wrap up Health Care Month, we want to keep you informed on our work and next steps.
A Fantastic February Health Care Month: Everywhere we go, we hear from community members who are concerned about being able to access quality, affordable health care. As our voice in Congress, I promise to keep elevating your stories and working across the aisle to find common ground to ensure that every Pennsylvanian can access the care they need. Here are just some of the examples of our work to highlight health care this month:
What's On Deck For March: Education In March, we'll be focused on education in our community. As a mother and former teacher, I believe every child deserves a good education. Education opens doors, strengthens our economy, and builds a more informed public. When I taught high school chemistry, something I noticed was that the chemistry wasn't what was so difficult, but rather, the reading the chemistry textbook. That's why I believe in building up our literacy programs and helping increase our literacy rate, especially in early childhood. Lastly, my role model growing up was Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. She always said, "You can't be what you can't see." When I was an engineering major, I was one of a handful of girls in my class. Throughout my undergrad and graduate schooling, I only ever had one woman professor in engineering. We need to be doing more to increase diversity in the STEM and STEAM community. I will be working at both the Congressional and local levels to pursue and elevate these priorities during our Education Month, and I look forward to sharing more with you in the coming weeks. As part of Education Month, we are holding an...
Literacy is a vital building block for lifelong learners. With this in mind, we are inviting all middle and high school students from our community to write an essay of no more than 500 words on the following prompt: I am a lifelong learner who loves to read. Tell me about a book you have read that demonstrated a valuable lesson to you. And explain how that literacy lesson can be applied to improve our compassion and civility toward one another. All submissions must be double-spaced and typed in Times New Roman font, sized 12. Limited to one entry per student. Our office will select two winners - one from grades 9-12 and one from grades 6-8. The winner's essay will be entered into the Congressional Record and featured in our newsletter. All participants in the contest will be invited to our PA office for a reception with Rep. Houlahan. To enter, please submit your essay to [email protected] by March 20th at 5:00pm.
One of the services our office provides is grant assistance. Whether you are a local police department, small business, or conservancy group, there are federal grants to support your cause. While my office is not able to find grants for you, we encourage you to reach out to our office once you have found a grant that matches your needs. From there, our office may be able to write a letter of support. For more information, please visit our 'grants applicants' page on the website.
The Great Affordability Crisis Breaking America by Annie Lowrey in The Atlantic Anxiety, depression and PTSD: The hidden epidemic of data breaches and cyber crimes by Jessica Guynn in USA Today These Students Are Learning About Fake News and How to Spot It by Alina Tugend in The New York Times These 19 black women fought for voting rights by Nsenga K. Burton in USA Today Please stay in touch. We want to hear from you. You can call one of our offices or fill out our contact form. As always, please subscribe to this e-newsletter to keep up with our many events and the work we're doing for Pennsylvanians. Respectfully,
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