Washington DC Update News

Below are recent articles from the Washington DC Update newsletter, a weekly Family Voices newsletter that provides the latest on national policy affecting children/youth with special health care needs and their families, and also shares relevant resources and happenings in the field.

Washington Update August 2, 2023

Legislative Update Lawmakers left town for six weeks at the end of last week - with the work of appropriations incomplete. Lawmakers are already openly discussing a continuing resolution to apply a short-term fix to a possible government shutdown in the fall if bills...

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