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Much is at stake for women, children, and abortion access this budget season.
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While several big questions remain, we have a good sense now of the rough outline of the final package and its impact on the ACA.
While I can’t say what’s going to happen next, I can say with certainty that the coming election is a matter of literal life and death.
Testimony Delivered Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Hearing “Building Consumer Confidence by Empowering FDA to Improve Cosmetic Safety”
The appropriations process likely represents the best chance we have to overturn dangerous Trump rules eviscerating Title X.
The NWHN and 42 organizations sent a letter today to the House Energy and Commerce Committee applauding their work on a bipartisan discussion draft to address cosmetics safety.
The first year of the Trump presidency has brought an almost endless slew of scandals, resignations, and exposés. It often feels like we’re watching reality TV, and sometimes it seems like we no longer even expect qualified government officials to ensure that women have the health care access and autonomy they deserve.
Congress just voted themselves a windfall at our expense.
Today, the House of Representatives voted 217 – 213 to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and pass Trump’s American Health Care Act (AHCA). This harmful legislation was rushed to the House floor and voted on before the full implications of this bill have been revealed.