WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Fourteen State Attorneys General have submitted a public comment letter to the Election Assistance Commission urging the agency to revise its regulations to mandate documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration in federal elections. The letter, which responds to a petition for rulemaking from the America First Legal Foundation, emphasizes the need for stricter measures to ensure the integrity of voter registration processes. In their communication, the state off  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Boston University School of Law, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) supporting existing citizen petitions aimed at safeguarding access to mifepristone. These petitions urge the FDA to eliminate the restrictive Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) associated with mifepristone, which they argue impedes patient access to this essential medication. The letter emphasizes that medication abortion rem  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Joins House Democrats in Urging USDA to Take Immediate Action to Fund SNAP * WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) joined a letter led by Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), along with 212 other House Democrats, to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins urging the agency to use contingency reserve funds to support the Supplem  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Education Task Force has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education calling for the retraction of a proposal that aims to eliminate the collection of Significant Disproportionality data under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The task force argues that the proposal undermines established efforts to address racial disparities in special education and lacks accountability  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE HEALTHCARE CRISIS THAT'S CRUSHING PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Weeknight, where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation, Democrats will continue to work to end the Republican government shutdown and the healthcare crisis devastating everyday Americans ac  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE HEALTHCARE CRISIS THAT'S CRUSHING PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Weeknight, where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation, Democrats will continue to work to end the Republican government shutdown and the healthcare crisis devastating everyday Americans across the country. ALICIA  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON THE RICKEY SMILEY MORNING SHOW: "THEY WOULD RATHER SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN THAN PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY" * This week, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, where he broke down how Republicans are attacking healthcare, federal workers and democracy itself   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Highlights Health Care Increases, Impact on Georgia Small Businesses in Aging Committee Exchange * In Wednesday's Senate Aging Committee hearing, Senator Reverend Warnock questioned businessman Mark Cuban on the impact higher premium costs will have on small businesses across the country Georgians who get their health plans on GeorgiaAccess.gov could see health care premiums more th  more