Hirono, Jayapal, Cardenas Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Restore Access to Public Benefits to Immigrants
June 17, 2023
June 17, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Tony Cardenas (D-CA) introduced bicameral legislation to remove harmful barriers to federal public benefits for immigrants. The Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration (LIFT the BAR) Act eliminates the current five-year waiting period for access to Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance . . .
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Tony Cardenas (D-CA) introduced bicameral legislation to remove harmful barriers to federal public benefits for immigrants. The Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration (LIFT the BAR) Act eliminates the current five-year waiting period for access to Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance . . .