Dear john,
This week, the Minneapolis community was devastated again by the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. The school year is barely underway, and students have already experienced a mass shooting. Two precious children will never return home to their families. My heart aches for the mothers, fathers, and siblings who are facing a pain no person should have to experience. Weapons of war do not belong in our schools or houses of worship.
Back home in Georgia, I am closely monitoring the chaos and dysfunction at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Between the attempted ouster of recently-confirmed Director Susan Monarez and the FDA's new limitations on COVID vaccinations, public health is under attack by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. and the Trump Administration. I stand with the dedicated public servants of the CDC who work to promote the health and wellbeing of our communities, and I will continue to advocate my strong support for access to free or low-cost routine vaccinations. Earlier this month, I signed onto a letter with my colleagues Reps. Sean Casten and Dr. Kim Schrier asking the largest insurance companies to commit to providing no-cost coverage for routine vaccinations, and to base their coverage decisions based off of rigorous scientific data rather than the recommendations of the newly formed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). We cannot allow our public health systems to be undermined by vaccine skeptics.
Over the next several weeks, my office will be working to connect with Vietnam War era veterans and their families to be recognized in a Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Pinning Ceremony. This is the final year of the commemoration period, and I am focused on making sure that every Vietnam veteran or surviving family member of a veteran in my district is publicly recognized for their service to our country. To learn more and apply to be recognized, click here or on the image below.
