Details Monday...but likely no $15/hr minimum wage and lowering cash assistance from $1,400 to $1,000 a person with lower income cap...

Today, Rep. Lauren Underwood, Rep. Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., Sen. Cory Booker, & Members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus are introducing the Black Maternal Health #Momnibus Act of 2021! Tune into tonight's 6:00 p.m. ET virtual ceremony to celebrate the announcement and prepare for the urgent work ahead! youtube.com/watch?v=8_i9XF…

Former HHS Office of Health Reform Director Meena Seshamani named Center for Medicare director

PASSED: H.R.3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as amended. By a vote of 69-30.

FDA advisers to consider Oct. 26…

One out of 168 Native American children; 1 out of 310 Black children; 1 out of 412 Hispanic children; 1 out of 612 Asian children; 1 out of 753 for White children…highest along the U.S.-Mexico border, in the South and in tribal areas…

The State of Texas is appealing the ruling…

Stopgap adds to growing list of must-pass legislation before the holidays…

Looking to reduce your salt intake? Here are four steps to help you cut back gradually. fda.gov/consumers/cons…

FDA pushes significant reduction in sodium...

The #CadetNurseCorps Recognition Act would provide our WWII Cadet Nurses with an honorable discharge, service medal & graveside marker. We are proud of Archive: Rep. Cheri Bustos for championing H.R. 2568 at the House Veterans' Affairs Committee this morning!

If authorized today, kids could start getting shots as soon as next Wednesday...

Is this even possible? What was I thinking…#MyTwitterAnniversary

House Dem leaders see tomorrow as the day they can finish the rule, $1.75T Build Back Better bill and infrastructure bill, per senior Dem aide. Infrastructure bill would then go to Biden’s desk. $1.75T would go to Senate for further negotiation with Manchin and other Senate Dems

There are no further votes in the House tonight. The House will convene at 8:00 a.m. for legislative business tomorrow and will take votes on the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3684 – Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Build Back Better Act.

My statement on the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to serve as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner:

Califf tapped to lead FDA...Senator Joe Manchin already announced his opposition...

Breyer, Sotomayor, & Kagan dissent from the decision to block the vax-or-test rule for workplaces of 100 or more employees. Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, & Barrett dissent from the decision to allow the health care vaccine mandate to take effect nationwide.

On a straight party-line vote…the budget reconciliation bill heads to the White House…

AAP, joined by other leading medical groups, sent a letter today to President Donald J. Trump and @Secmayorkas raising concerns about the reinstatement of immigrant family detention. No amount of detention is safe for children. Read the letter: bit.ly/3ZRWDxL