Following Alarming Study That Maternal Mortality Doubled in the U.S., Senators Reverend Warnock, Padilla Reintroduce Legislation to Lower Death Rates for Women of Color
July 12, 2023
July 12, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023:
Today, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the Kira Johnson Act, legislation to provide funding to community-based organizations leading the charge to improve maternal health outcomes, particularly for Black women. The legislation creates a 5-year, $50 million grant program at the Department of Health and Human Services to improv . . .
Today, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the Kira Johnson Act, legislation to provide funding to community-based organizations leading the charge to improve maternal health outcomes, particularly for Black women. The legislation creates a 5-year, $50 million grant program at the Department of Health and Human Services to improv . . .