WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on the 55th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing Medicare and Medicaid into law: "Medicare and Medicaid are vital programs that allow seniors, disabled Americans, and low-income individuals to afford the health care they need to survive. "These programs don't only improve health, they lift people out of poverty. Medicare and Medicaid ensure more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45800) entitled "The Federal Role in Historic Preservation: An Overview" by Mark K. DeSantis, analyst in natural resources policy, on April 7: Summary: During the 20th century, Congress passed several laws that established a framework for federal historic preservation activities. The most comprehensive of these statutes is the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA; P.L. 89-665). NHPA created  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Michigan Democratic Party held a virtual press conference highlighting the importance of expanding health care coverage and reducing the racial disparities in the health care system, and slammed Republican attacks on Medicare, Medicaid, and the ACA. WATCH HERE (https://michigandems.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=266b0912aa1a246d09a3b1ad7&id=a6f1d7c1fb&e=4b54fc2c75). "The coronavirus pandemic  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: 55 years ago, Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. In the decades since, these programs have saved countless lives and helped our most vulnerable access the care they need. Despite their success -- and even as Pennsylvanians suffer through the worst public health and economic crisis in generations -- Donald Trump and Washington Republicans are working day and n more PR