WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto's (D-Nev.) bipartisan effort to crack down on xylazine continues to pick up support from across the country, with 39 attorneys general from both parties calling for Congress to pass her Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. In a new letter, attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florid  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey (D-PA) unveiled a new report, titled "Uninspected and Neglected," detailing the results of a year-long investigation into the capacity of state survey agencies to oversee health and safety standards at the Nation's 15,000 nursing homes. The report examines how decades of underfunding for state survey agencies has led to signifi  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) joined Senator Bernie Sanders, Reps. Jayapal, Dingell and other leaders to reintroduce the Medicare For All Act of 2023 Right now, there are 85 million uninsured or underinsured Americans. The Medicare for All Act of 2023 would improve and expand the existing Medicare program so that every person living in the United States has guaranteed healthcare. All comprehensive heal  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to examine tax credits that Senator Casey fought to include in the Inflation Reduction Act that will incentivize the creation of good-paying jobs and investment in energy communities--areas with economies that are or have been dependent on coal, oil, and natural gas. Senator Casey's tax credits will encourage companies to build and manufacture new energy pr  more