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Human Services

April 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Republican-majority U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance a budget that instructs Congress to make massive cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, and other programs Americans rely on, while adding $14 Trillion in new debt over the decade.


March 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democrats across the country, as well as health care providers and advocates, are highlighting the negative impacts that face seniors, children, and working parents if the House Republican budget becomes law. Republicans’ budget sets up billions of dollars of cuts to Medicaid in order to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and large corporations.

November 14, 2024
Statements For the Record

Mr. Speaker, this week the House will consider two bills that aim to fix problems within Social Security law, H.R. 82 and H.R 5342. I rise in support of H.R.

Issues: Human Services

November 13, 2024
Statements For the Record

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act.  

Issues: Defense & National Security Economy & Jobs Human Services

September 19, 2024
Statements For the Record

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to a slate of Republican bills offered this week that will do more harm than good in defending the United States’ interests from the Chinese Communist Party.

Issues: Agriculture & Nutrition Economy & Jobs Environment & Energy Foreign Affairs Health Care Homeland Security & Immigration Human Services

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs appropriations bill. 

Issues: Appropriations & Budget Defense & National Security Foreign Affairs Human Services

November 17, 2023
Statements For the Record

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 5894, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The bill before us today is unprecedented in many unfortunate ways.

Issues: Appropriations & Budget Education Health Care Human Services Labor

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June 26, 2023

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE), along with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) have introduced the bipartisan Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Respect Act of 2023 (S. 1800; H.R. 3946).


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May 12, 2023

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) have introduced the Nonprofit SEAT Act (H.R. 3245) to strengthen the nonprofit sector and its relationship with the federal government.

Issues: Human Services