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January 29, 2024

US lawmakers say they’re fighting back against the rise of artificial intelligence-powered scams and fraud with new legislation to overhaul the nation’s robocall rules.


January 26, 2024

The FCC will continue updating Congress about the affordable connectivity program's status in hopes of convincing lawmakers for money to keep it running, Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel told reporters Thursday after the commissioners’ open meeting (see 2401250064). The FCC expects the initiative will exhaust its $14.2 billion allocation in April.


January 25, 2024

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., is considering attaching an amendment to a pending national security supplemental spending bill that would allocate $3.08 billion to fully fund the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program, communications officials and lobbyists said in interviews.


January 25, 2024

The Sacramento Native American Health Center got a gift of federal funds to pay for its expansion on Florin Road.

Issues:Health Care

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January 24, 2024

SACRAMENTO, CA An infusion of $1,000,000 in funds is headed to the Sacramento Native American Health Center’s (SNAHC) Florin Road expansion thanks to federal funding secured by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07).

Issues:Health Care

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January 19, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced their Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model to improve the overall quality of care and outcomes for adults with mental health conditions and/or sub

Issues:Health Care

January 18, 2024

NTIA’s administration of the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund (Wireless Innovation Fund) drew criticism from some House Communications Subcommittee Republicans during a Thursday hearing over concerns the agency was slow to use it to aid development of U.S. open radio access networks (see 2401160068).


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January 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – CongresswomanDoris Matsui (CA-07) and Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) introduced the Epinephrine’s Pharma Inflated Price Ends Now Act (EPIPEN Act), legislation that would cap the out-of-pocket costs of epinephrine auto-injectors at just $60 per pack of two.

Issues:Health Care

January 13, 2024

Jan. 6 marked three years since the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus — Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep.