New Democrat Coalition Weekly Wrap 10/24
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New Dems Present Episode 21 of the Fly-In: “Air Traffic Control” with Rep. Rick Larsen
In Episode 21, “Air Traffic Control,” Reps. Greg Landsman (OH-01) and Marc Veasey (TX-33) welcome Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), top Democrat on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, to discuss the damage of the ongoing Republican government shutdown on federal employees critical to air travel, namely air traffic controllers and TSA agents.
They also discuss the latest on the government shutdown and Republicans’ failure to come to the table to open up the government, and Rep. Larsen explains how air traffic control staffing shortages caused by the shutdown are creating costly flight delays around the country. Then, the Members react to a video of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem falsely blaming Democrats for the shutdown that the Administration has tried to broadcast at airports around the country.
Member Highlights
Rep. Julie Johnson (TX-32) was the first guest for The Fly-In: Shorts. She was quizzed in a True or False game on her knowledge of the Republican shutdown and its impact on health care.
Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) met with federal union presidents alongside Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) to discuss how Democrats can support federal workers during this Republican-caused government shutdown.
Rep. John Mannion (NY-22) published an op-ed in The Post Standard denouncing the recent firings of U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services staff. His first bill in Congress, the Protecting Students with Disabilities Act (H.R.2333), ensures that IDEA and related programs remain under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Education.
Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) hosted a press conference Wednesday at the Village of Healing calling on Congress and the White House to reverse upcoming cuts to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. Three local Northeast Ohio residents joined Brown and shared their stories about how the cuts to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid would impact their health care, finances, and their families.
Rep. Sam Liccardo (CA-16) has called on the Defense Commissary Agency to keep open the only commissary serving Bay Area service members, veterans, and their families. Located at Moffett Federal Airfield, the site provides vital access to affordable groceries, with the next nearest commissary nearly 75 miles away. The Administration has proposed to permanently close the commissary.
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