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New Dems Welcome Guests for Discussion on Accelerating Clean Energy Deployment
This week, New Dems welcomed Princeton University Professor Dr. Jesse Jenkins, CEO of Grid United Michael Skelly and National Campaign Director for Dream.org Jameka Hodnett for a discussion about the importance of expediting clean energy deployment to achieve our climate goals.
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New Dems Speak at Press Conference Demanding Immediate Action to Pass Gun Safety Legislation
In the aftermath of the tragic mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, New Dem Reps. Lucy McBath (GA-06), Angie Craig (MN-02), Hillary Scholten (MI-03), and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) spoke at a press conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol demanding immediate action to pass gun safety legislation.
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New Dems Reject House Republicans' H.R. 1 Proposal, Call for Bipartisan Pathway to Accelerate Clean Energy Deployment
New Democrat Coalition Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02), Climate Change and Clean Energy Task Force Chair Scott Peters (CA-50), and Vice Chairs Sean Casten (IL-06), Susan Wild (PA-07), and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released a statement calling for a bipartisan pathway for clean energy deployment.
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Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) spoke at an Agriculture hearing this week urging Congress to enact commonsense gun safety legislation following the mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20) was featured in an San Antonio Express-News article about how the bipartisan ties that he has built over a decade in Congress has helped him pass bipartisan legislation even as he recovers from cancer surgery in Texas.
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Rep. Jim Costa (CA-21) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Biden urging him to issue a major disaster declaration for the State of California in response to recent winter storms in the state.
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Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) led his colleagues in a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies requesting $100M be included in the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bill for mental health crisis response teams.
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Enough Republican Misinformation.
Democrats are the Real Job Creators.
Op-ed by New Dem Vice Chair for Communications
Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10)
Despite Republicans' continued efforts to paint Democrats as socialists, the truth is, we are actually really good at capitalism. In fact, under Democratic Administrations since John F. Kennedy, the American economy has created 74.2 million jobs, compared to 29.8 million with a Republican in the White House. Here are some more facts:
Under President Biden's leadership, the U.S. added more than 500,000 jobs in January of this year, and 300,000 more in February. Unemployment hit its lowest level since 1969, the same year we first put a man on the moon and the Beatles were recording Abbey Road!
Furthermore, in just two years under President Biden's leadership, Democrats created over 12 million jobs, capped insulin costs at $35 a month for seniors, decreased the deficit by nearly $2 trillion, and brought America back from the brink of economic disaster during the pandemic.
Democrats also passed historic legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act to lower costs, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good jobs at home, and the CHIPS and Science Act to boost American manufacturing.
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House Passes Houlahan Bill to Protect U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserves
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan’s (PA-06) bipartisan bill, H.R. 293, the Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act, passed the House. This bipartisan legislation bans China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and other sanctioned nations, from purchasing oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserves.
Brownley Introduces Legislation to Expand Equitable Access to Veterans' Children
Rep. Julia Brownley (CA-26) introduced H.R. 2414, the CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act, legislation that would allow children of disabled veterans to remain eligible for VA health care until they are 26 years old – the same coverage required under the Affordable Care Act for private-sector insurance plans, as well as the military’s TRICARE program.
Budzinski Introduces Legislation to Incentivize More Health Professionals to Come to Rural Illinois Communities
Rep. Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) introduced The Rural America Health Corps Act alongside Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) to establish a new program under the Health Resources and Services Administration’s National Health Service Corps (NHSC) to test whether an increased loan repayment amount and longer service commitment would better enhance recruitment and retention of doctors, nurses, dentists, and behavioral health providers in rural areas.
Costa, Craig, and Panetta Introduce Bipartisan CURD Act to Codify the Definition of 'Natural Cheese'
Reps. Jim Costa (CA-21), Angie Craig (MN-02), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced H.R. 1803, the Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions (CURD) Act, to help better inform consumers’ cheese purchasing decisions. This bipartisan legislation would codify a formal definition of “natural cheese,” a term commonly used on food packaging that currently has no official definition.
Carson, Castro, and Soto Introduce Bipartisan Bill to aid veterans exposed to toxins in Panama
Reps. André Carson (IN-07), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Darren Soto (FL-09) introduced H.R. 2447, the Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act, bipartisan legislation that would expand care for veterans exposed to toxic herbicides, including Agent Orange, while serving in the Panama Canal. Since their exposure, these toxic herbicides have been linked to more than a dozen illnesses, including cancers.
Lee Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Fill the Biggest Data Gap in Western Water Management
Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) introduced H.R. 2429, the Open Access Evapotranspiration Data Act, bipartisan legislation that would formally establish a federal OpenET program to fill the biggest data gap in water management by making critical evapotranspiration (ET) data more accessible nationwide. The American West is facing the worst drought in 12 centuries and this data can help empower farmers, ranchers, and water managers to get as much use per drop of water as possible.
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NDC Chair Kuster, Climate Task Force Leadership Team Meet with Bill Gates
This week, New Dem Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02), Climate Change & Clean Energy Task Force Chair Scott Peters (CA-50) and Vice Chairs Eric Sorensen (IL-17), Susan Wild (PA-07), and Sean Casten (IL-06) met with Bill Gates to discuss actions Congress must take to deploy clean energy technologies in the most rapid and efficient way possible to fight climate change.
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