by Ian Whitney | Oct 13, 2023 | Family Voices, Washington Update
Legislative UpdateShutdown was averted, but leadership of the House is not clear. Republican leaders of the House hope to vote a new Speaker of the House by the end of the week. For now, Representative McHenry (R. NC) is the “speaker pro tem.” This is temporary and he...
by Ian Whitney | Oct 6, 2023 | Family Voices, Washington Update
Congress avoided a government shutdown last Saturday by passing a temporary 45-day continuing resolution until November 17, 2023. Congress Launches MCO Investigation: House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Finance...
by Ian Whitney | Sep 27, 2023 | Family Voices, Washington Update
All eyes, ears, and efforts in both chambers of Congress will be focused on the federal budget. It expires on 9/30/23- and agreement to pass appropriation bills and/or a temporary continuing resolution appear nowhere in sight. Read the full newsletter...
by Nikki Montgomery | Sep 26, 2023 | Family Voices
Family Voices is excited to share a new position statement that was created in collaboration with several other organizations. The organizations included in this statement helped to create and adopt the attached collaborative interactions for our national...
by Ian Whitney | Sep 22, 2023 | Family Voices, Washington Update
The September 30th deadline for passing a budget is looming, and no agreement is in sight. This memo gives an overview of what HHS programs would be affected by a government shutdown. Those with mandatory funding, such as the F2Fs, would not be affected. Read the full...
by Nikki Montgomery | Sep 15, 2023 | Family Voices, NHTRC
The Center for Transition to Adult Health Care for Youth with Disabilities is in its third year of work to empower youth to lead their own transition to adult health care. One of the key products from the second year of the project was an updated data profile,...