WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Advocates for Trans Equality has issued a public comment letter in opposition to a petition submitted by America First Legal Foundation to the Election Assistance Commission. This petition aims to amend the federal voter registration form to mandate documentation such as a passport or similar proof of citizenship, a move critics argue would impose unnecessary barriers to voting. The organization highlighted that over half of Americans lack a passport and that many others   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter introduces bipartisan bill to lower costs, preserve access to wound care * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Greg Steube (R-FL), and Rich McCormick (R-GA) introduced the Skin Substitute Access and Payment Reform Act, a bill modernizing Medicare's payment system for skin substitute products, defined as biological materials used to cover and promote t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ivey Joins Protect Our Care to Highlight Impacts of GOP Healthcare Crisis Today, U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Darren Soto (FL-09), Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Nikema Williams (GA-05), and Nydia Velazquez (NY-07) joined Protect Our Care and leading civil rights and health advocacy organizations to hig  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS GROWS WORSE BY THE DAY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation, Democrats will continue fighting to end the healthcare crisis and the reckless shutdown that Republicans  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS GROWS WORSE BY THE DAY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation, Democrats will continue fighting to end the healthcare crisis and the reckless shutdown that Republicans have created. LEADER JE  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Calls Out Democrats Prioritizing Hatred of Trump Over the American People * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), and House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Calls Out Democrats Prioritizing Hatred of Trump Over the American People * WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), and House Interior and Environment Appropriations Su  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff, Georgia's Congressional Democratic Delegation Demand Answers on Latest Round of Chaotic CDC Firings * Washington, D.C. -- Georgia's Democratic Congressional Delegation is demanding answers on the latest CDC firings. U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is leading Georgia's Democratic Congressional Delegation in calling on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), Alexandria, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the Election Assistance Commission opposing a petition from the America First Legal Foundation that seeks to amend federal regulations and the National Mail Voter Registration Form. The petition requests that applicants provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport, to register to vote in federal elections. SOPHE argues that such a requirement  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Advances Bipartisan Priorities Through Key Committee Markup * In Tuesday's Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, Senator Reverend Warnock advanced bipartisan priorities aimed at bolstering Georgia's forests The legislative priorities help strengthen Georgia's nation-leading forestry industry by providing state forestry agencies an active role in national wildfire preparedness and aut  more