The goal of the bill is to keep Black women from being dismissed or ignored when they are in life-threatening pain.
During Black Maternal Health Week, we honor those we've lost and come together to reimagine and rebuild a health care system rooted in justice and equity.
Black women have a maternal mortality rate three times higher than white women - the result of deep structural racism and policy violence. The WELLS Act, led by @robinkelly.house.gov, urges hospitals and birthing centers to develop and implement a safe discharge plan and racial bias training.
History will require atonement, but we can choose a different path now – one of moral clarity, humanity, and diplomacy. I have been clear where I stand: I will not give another dime to this war, and I support efforts to remove this man from office for the safety of our nation.
This would protect a policy that this country has honored for over 15 years and ensure that Haitian nationals in the U.S. are not forced to return to violence and a dangerous humanitarian crisis.
The Administration's attacks on immigrant communities continues, but I refuse to stand by while our neighbors are uprooted from their lives and homes.
I'm proud to support @pressley.house.gov’s discharge petition and force a vote on the House floor to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.
This authority has long been used to collect and search Americans’ private communications without a warrant. We cannot rely on this Administration to police its own use of such sweeping surveillance powers.
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The Trump Administration has shown an unprecedented willingness to collect and exploit Americans’ personal data.
I joined over 50 of my colleagues in calling on Congressional leadership to strengthen Fourth Amendment protections in Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
The Epstein survivors and survivors everywhere deserve justice. People who have built and maintained cultures of silence and complicity at the highest levels need to be held to full account - and that starts with AG Bondi.
Pam Bondi is in violation of a legally binding, bipartisan subpoena to appear before the Oversight Committee.
I am fully prepared to hold her in contempt for failing to appear today.
I led over 22 of my colleagues in strong opposition to the Trump administration's rollback of important policy that ensured the safety, security, and protection of LGBTQ+ foster youth.This Administration will not strip away LGBTQ+ rights on our watch, we are demanding change.
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Nothing is more important than our young people & their futures. I started my career working with young women, non-binary, & trans youth impacted by the juvenile justice and foster care systems, and I believe that all foster youth deserve to be placed where they'll be safe, affirmed, and supported.
Black families deserve better. I am fighting this Black Maternal Health Week, and every week, to combat structural racism and misogyny. Proud to work with @underwood.house.gov on the Momnibus Act and to build systems that center dignity and justice.
Black women are more than three times as likely to die from pregnancy and birth-related complications than white women. Make no mistake, these numbers are the result of structural racism and policy violence built deeply into our health care system.
As South and Southeast Asian communities across the country and around the world gather to welcome the new year, CAPAC wishes those celebrating good health and fortune in the year ahead! ✨
No community should have to endure this level of violence, and the continued loss of innocent life demands urgent action.
This war must end, and the United States must do everything in its power to push for de-escalation and the protection of civilians.
Hours after a ceasefire was announced, Israel launched over 100 strikes across Lebanon, killing more than 300 civilians and injuring over 1,000 in a matter of minutes. The scale of civilian harm is unacceptable.
Today, I joined @repmarktakano.bsky.social & Sen Schatz to introduce the "Day of Silence Resolution."
As Republicans escalate their dangerous attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, we are coming together to assure that all students are protected from discrimination & to reaffirm their basic civil rights.
I am also thinking about fact that public health workers are the basis of healthy communities. In spite of constant attacks, they continue to build an infrastructure of prevention and resilience. This week and beyond we honor their research, expertise, and tireless work.
During National Public Health Week, I'm thinking about how our public health systems have come under attack by this Administration - changing vaccine schedules, undermining science, and increasing the risks to children, families and the elderly.
⭐️ 17th annual Powerful Women of the Bay Awards and Luncheon
🏡 Celebrated the renaming of the Lake Merritt Chinatown senior affordable housing building @ebaldc.bsky.social
My team in the East Bay has been hard at work recently, take a look at what they’ve been up to:
🌱 Passover solidarity seder with local faith leaders
🏳️⚧️ Transgender Day of Visibility Brunch with Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District
I remain committed to fighting for opportunity, dignity, and equity for all women in the workplace and beyond.
This fight is about ending a culture of silence and complicity. It is about standing up and demanding accountability and justice for ALL survivors.
Former AG Pam Bondi has been the architect of the White House cover up of the Epstein Files.
Her firing does not change her legal obligation to testify before the Oversight Committee. If she does not, she will be in violation of our bipartisan subpoena - and I will be supporting contempt charges.
You sent me to Washington to legislate. In the face of systemic racism & cruelty from the Administration, I have been using every tool in my power to fight back against Trump's abuses of power. Take a look at what I've been up to in Congress to deliver for the East Bay and carry our values forward.
I have voted twice to advance articles of impeachment. We cannot wait. Congress must convene immediately and begin proceedings to remove this man from office for the safety of our nation, Americans, and the world.