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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. Telecom-focused lawmakers are still eyeing FY 2024 appropriations bills as vehicles for allocating rip-and-replace money, and some are pushing to keep using a spectrum legislative package to pay for it.
The Sacramento Native American Health Center got a gift of federal funds to pay for its expansion on Florin Road.
On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui announced she had secured $1 million in funding for the health center, which opened in May, in last year’s government funding package.
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). She announced the funding this morning alongside local leaders.
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 substance use disorder.
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). Subpanel Democrats conversely eyed whether Congress should allocate additional funding to the NTIA initiative for ORAN use.
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. Epinephrine auto-injectors, like EpiPens, are used to treat severe allergic reactions. This cap would apply to individuals with private health insurance.
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. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Long Beach) — released the following joint statement:
House Communications Subcommittee members again raised concerns about the impact the FCC Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program’s $3.08 billion funding shortfall is having on removing suspect gear from U.S. networks, as expected (see 2401100072). Their concerns came during a hearing Thursday.
Four dozen Democratic lawmakers are warning House and Senate appropriators in a letter this
morning against the cuts and prohibitions for energy efficiency proposed by House Republicans.
Lawmakers must reach a deal to fund the Energy Department by Jan. 19 to avert a shutdown,
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and Reps. Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Kathy Castor (FL-14) led a group of 49 lawmakers in sending a letter to House and Senate Appropriations leadership, urging them to reject appropriations provisions that would gut new energy efficiency standards.