Today, U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Kathy Castor (D-FL) introduced the Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act, legislation that will increase safety for women who are pregnant and breastfeeding and must take medication.
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This week, Jaime Herrera Beutler sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation urging it to expeditiously release emergency funds for Forest Road 23 – a major route for recreational access in Southwest Washington’s Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
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Yesterday, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler urged the federal housing and development department via letter to improve its plans to evaluate development grant eligibility for towns like Toledo, Pe Ell and Vader that have erroneously been qualified as “too affluent.”
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This week, U.S. Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) introduced the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act (BABES Act) that requires TSA to better support air passengers traveling with breastmilk, formula and infant feeding equipment.
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Yesterday, Jaime joined 144 members of Congress on a bipartisan letter to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy led by Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA).
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Yesterday, Jaime Herrera Beutler successfully pushed to include Zika prevention measures for low income mothers in the 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bill that was approved unanimously by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee.
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Yesterday, Jaime Herrera Beutler voted to dedicate $1.9 billion to combatting the Zika virus through an amendment to the 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bill.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee unanimously approved Jaime Herrera Beutler’s legislative directive to address the lengthy VA hiring process and staff vacancies that have delayed care for Southwest Washington veterans. While the Vancouver VA clinic has slots for 16 primary care physicians, it currently only has 11 physicians on staff. This staff shortage contributes to over 10% of veterans being forced to wait 30-plus days for health care appointments, which is...
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Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), co-chairs of the Congressional Maternity Care Caucus, sent a letter to the Transportation Security Authority (TSA) urging full compliance with a current liquids exemption for mothers and passengers traveling with breastmilk and formula.
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