“Decisions about healthcare belong to patients, their doctors, and their families—not politicians,” said Rep. Mark Pocan. As LGBTQ+ rights advocates prepare for oral arguments in a U.S. Supreme Court case about bans on gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth, 164 members of Congress on Tuesday urged the justices to strike down Tennessee’s 2023 law. Tennessee is one […]
WASHINGTON—This week, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) introduced the Domestic Seafood Production Act (DSPA), legislation to help address food security in communities historically reliant on coastal and marine resources by helping them build seafood processing capacity for local use. Peltola’s bill would prevent rapid offshore finfish aquaculture permitting and its harmful effects on the environment and local […]
