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New Dem Leadership Holds Presser at Annual House Dem Issues Conference
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This week, New Dem Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02) led a presser with Members Brad Schneider (IL-10), Ami Bera (CA-06), Marc Veasey (TX-33), and Derek Kilmer (WA-06). Members discussed our Coalition's top priorities for the 118th Congress, our plans to work across the aisle to continue delivering for the American people, and outlined the road that lies ahead to take back the House in 2024.
NDC Chair Kuster ([link removed]) Applauds Start of CHIPS for America Program ([link removed])
New Democrat Coalition Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02) released a statement after the U.S. Department of Commerce announced ([link removed]) its first funding opportunity through the CHIPS for America Act focused on commercial semiconductor manufacturing facilities.
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Reps. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Joaquin Castro (TX-20) secured $20 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to expand the San Antonio International Airport to improve airport operations and capacity.
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Rep. Sharice Davids (KS-03) welcomed U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg to her district to view the planned Panasonic Energy manufacturing plant site in DeSoto, KS. The two discussed the impact the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and CHIPS and Science Act are having on communities in Kansas and across America.
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Rep. Jim Costa (CA-21) secured over $7 million in grant funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to build a new terminal concourse at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport.
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Rep. Angie Craig (MN-02) wrote a letter to Hastings School Board leadership urging them to return to the negotiating table to reach an agreement with food service workers striking for higher wages and better working conditions.
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Rep. Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced over $3 million in federal grant funding for Head Start education programs in Northwestern Illinois.
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Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) delivered a speech on the House floor about her work with the Biden administration to form an interagency task force to crack down on child labor following a New York Times report ([link removed]) exposing the exploitation of migrant children at a food manufacturing plant in her district.
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Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) wrote an op-ed for a local paper celebrating Black leaders in the South Sound of Washington State at every level of government, while urging continued work on improving disparities in the Black community.
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Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) spoke at this week's House Agriculture Committee hearing about the importance of protecting and strengthening the SNAP program to support families in need.
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Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-07) touted her legislative efforts to cap insulin costs at $35/month following Eli Lilly's announcement they would be capping monthly insulin costs at that amount.
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Brownley Introduces Legislation to Increase Travel Reimbursement for Veterans ([link removed])
Rep. Julia Brownley (CA-26) introduced H.R.1278 ([link removed]) , the Driver Reimbursement Increase for Veteran Equity (DRIVE) Act, which would increase the Beneficiary Travel mileage reimbursement rate for eligible veterans with service-connected disabilities and health conditions. Sens. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
Connolly Introduces Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act ([link removed])
Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA-11) introduced H.R. 1235 ([link removed]) , the Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure federal firefighters are eligible for the same full and fair retirement benefits as their state and local counterparts.
Fletcher Reintroduces Legislation To Help Communities Expand Broadband Infrastructure ([link removed])
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) reintroduced H.R. 1241 ([link removed]) , the Broadband Incentives for Communities Act, which creates a grant program to provide local and state governments with the resources to facilitate, modernize, and streamline the permitting process for broadband upgrades and deployment.
Morelle Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Reparations to Ukraine ([link removed])
Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25) introduced H.R. 1254 ([link removed]) , the Reparations for Ukraine through Sovereign Nation Support and Integration Act, bipartisan legislation that would allow for frozen assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to be sold and used to help pay for the rebuilding of Ukraine.
Moulton Reintroduces Legislation to Provide Black WWII Veterans and their Descendants with Long Overdue G.I. Bill Benefits ([link removed])
Rep. Seth Moulton (MA-06) reintroduced H.R. 1255 ([link removed]) , the Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox G.I. Bill Restoration Act, which extends G.I. Bill benefits to the families of Black World War II veterans denied equal access after returning to the U.S. after serving in the war.
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