#federal-legislation

#federal-legislation

Back in Massachusetts, I heard from all sorts of companies, from board game makers to baby stroller manufacturers, that tariffs made it more expensive to run their businesses and raise their prices. The truth is, you paid for Trump's disastrous economic policies.

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act now dubbed the SAVE America Act narrowly passed the U.S. House last week, with all Republicans and one Democrat backing the bill. Its approval came about 10 months after House Republicans last passed the SAVE Act. The measure, which would transform voter registration and voting across the country, faces persistent hurdles in the GOP-led Senate due to Democratic disapproval and the 60-vote threshold to clear the legislative filibuster.

Health Canada says the country's health data system is "fragmented and siloed," and that incomplete health records can compromise patient care and safety.

Congressman Dan Goldman, Adriano Espaillat, and Nydia Velazquez revealed Monday that they are pushing new legislation that would stop ICE agents from stalking the halls of immigration and arresting immigrants as they attend their legally mandated court hearings. Photo by Dean Moses ICE agents have operated in New York with impunity for months now, and the best response many of our elected officials seem to offer is talk about what they want to do, rather than what they are doing, to protect New Yorkers.

The government's removal of Medicaid funding has led to five Planned Parenthood clinics in California closing due to unsustainable financial strains, impacting low-income women's healthcare access.

Anti-abortion groups and particularly anti-abortion politicians in Congress know that a direct national abortion ban is deeply deeply unpopular. Instead what they're trying to do is restrict access by a thousand cuts.

Linda McMahon, Trump's education secretary, lauded the bill's passage in a post on X, saying that it 'simplifies the overly complex student loan repayment system' and 'reduces federal student loan borrowing amounts to help curb rising tuition costs.'

The deadly surge in traffic fatalities over the past decade demands our swift federal attention and intervention. This is not just a local problem; it is a national crisis.