In her winding path to Sen. Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) office, Veronica Duron has played a role in the key legislative battles of the last 15 years.
Rising from fellow to staff assistant to legislative correspondent to legislative assistant under former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-Texas), Duron soon learned that House staffers wear a multitude of policy hats.
"I was doing banking and finance policy during Dodd Frank, was doing housing policy and education policy when we were d...
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Veronica Duron: Chief of staff, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)
In her winding path to Sen. Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) office, Veronica Duron has played a role in the key legislative battles of the last 15 years.
Rising from fellow to staff assistant to legislative correspondent to legislative assistant under former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-Texas), Duron soon learned that House staffers wear a multitude of policy hats.
"I was doing banking and finance policy during Dodd Frank, was doing housing policy and education policy when we were d...
Congress under the gun on must-pass health bills
Lawmakers returning to Washington are far apart on a series of must-pass health care bills that could have far-reaching consequences on local health centers, federal authority and pandemic preparedness.
The bills will be part of a post-recess scramble as the House and Senate return ahead of a Sept. 30 government funding deadline.
The White House has called on Congress to pass a short-term funding bill, which could buy time for further negotiations on some of the ...
Congress under the gun on must-pass health bills
Lawmakers returning to Washington are far apart on a series of must-pass health care bills that could have far-reaching consequences on local health centers, federal authority and pandemic preparedness.
The bills will be part of a post-recess scramble as the House and Senate return ahead of a Sept. 30 government funding deadline.
The White House has called on Congress to pass a short-term funding bill, which could buy time for further negotiations on some of the ...
Senators urge Opill birth control maker to set affordable retail price
A group of Democratic senators on Friday urged the manufacturer of the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S. to set an affordable retail price and begin “broad distribution” as soon as possible.
Opill, which is made by the Dublin-based Perrigo, was approved for sale without a prescription by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this month, becoming the first of its kind in the U.S.
“We appreciate Perrigo’s leadership in this histor...
Senators urge Opill birth control maker to set affordable retail price
A group of Democratic senators on Friday urged the manufacturer of the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S. to set an affordable retail price and begin “broad distribution” as soon as possible.
Opill, which is made by the Dublin-based Perrigo, was approved for sale without a prescription by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this month, becoming the first of its kind in the U.S.
“We appreciate Perrigo’s leadership in this histor...
Cassidy introduces bill to fund community clinics, citing stalled negotiations with Sanders
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), introduced legislation on Thursday to reauthorize funding for community health centers as his office says negotiations with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on this issue aren't progressing.
Lawmakers are hashing out how to reauthorize the Community Health Center Fund (CHCF) among other key federal health programs. Established by the Affordable Care Act, the CHCF curre...
Cassidy introduces bill to fund community clinics, citing stalled negotiations with Sanders
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), introduced legislation Thursday to reauthorize funding for community health centers as his office says negotiations with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on this issue aren't progressing.
Lawmakers are hashing out how to reauthorize the Community Health Center Fund (CHCF) among other key federal health programs. Established by the Affordable Care Act, the CHCF currentl...
Softball showdown more than a game to Wasserman Schultz, Klobuchar
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) says she doesn’t let being a breast cancer survivor define her. But she is determined to use her platform to urge other young women to pay attention to their breast health.
That’s why, when she made her battle public in 2009, she crossed party lines to launch the Congressional Women’s Softball Game (CWSG) with then-Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.).
“We started the game in order to be able to raise awareness for our very young w...
Khanna, Sanders to call for action aimed at easing burden of medical debt
Two top congressional progressives are joining forces with leading health care activists to pressure Washington officials to help ease the burden of patients’ medical debt and predatory practices.
The upcoming “Freedom From Medical Debt” initiative, led by Our Revolution, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and first reported by The Hill, is intended to push Democrats from the White House to Congress to address what liberals see as one of the most pressin...