WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Donna Shalala (FL-27) issued the following statement after Florida reported more than 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 – the highest single day total of new infections in any state since the beginning of the pandemic: “This weekend’s reports confirm that Florida is now an epicenter of this global pandemic. Governor DeSantis cannot continue to deny science as our h... Read more »
Washington, DC- Today, Congresswoman Donna Shalala (FL-27) issued the following statement after the National Science Foundation announced that it is awarding a $150,000 grant to the University of Miami to further study Protein Arginine Methyltransferases (PRMTs). “PMRTs are vital to maintaining cell function in mammals. The research that Dr. Acevedo and the University of Miami are conducting will ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Donna Shalala (FL-27) joined her colleagues in taking action to lower health care costs and prescription drug prices for all Americans by building on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and passing H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act. Today’s vote comes days after the Trump Administration filed a brief asking the Supreme Court to st... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, la congresista Donna Shalala (FL-27) se unió a sus colegas demócratas en la Camara de Representantes aprobaron H.R. 1425 el Patient Protection & Affordable Care Enhancement Act para tomar medidas para reducir los costos de salud y los precios de los medicamentos recetados para todos los estadounidenses. La votación de hoy se produce días después de que la Administración Trump... Read more »
Washington, DC- Today, U.S. Representative Donna Shalala (FL-27) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it is awarding a $225,000 grant to Everglades Biopharma, LLC, a biopharmaceutical company based in Florida’s 27th Congressional District: “With the Centers for Disease Control estimating that the number of Americans with vision ... Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Donna Shalala (FL-27), Lois Frankel (FL-21), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), and Debbie Dingell (MI-12) introduced H.R. 6935, the Protecting the Health of America’s Older Adults During COVID-19 and Beyond Act, bipartisan legislation to establish a National COVID-19 Resource Center for Older Adults under the leadership of the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Se... Read more »
Washington, DC – Hoy la representante Donna Shalala (FL-27) Lois Frankel (FL-21), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), and Debbie Dingell (MI-12) introdujeron el proyecto de ley H.R. 6935, Protecting the Health of America’s Older Adults During COVID-19 and Beyond Act, que establecería un Centro de Recursos Nacional de COVID-19 para los adultos mayores bajo el liderazgo del Secretario de Salud y Servicio Social,... Read more »
MIAMI, FL – U.S. Reps. Donna Shalala (FL-27), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-6), and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5) have introduced H.R. 6953 , the Pandemic Responder Service Award Act, legislation that seeks to thank the millions of frontline health care workers for their service in keeping America safe throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the legislation proposes an award for front line health care wo... Read more »
MIAMI, FL - Las representantes de EE.UU. Donna Shalala (FL-27), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-6), y Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5)m presentaron HR 6953, la Pandemic Responder Service Award Act, legislación que busca agradecer a los millones de trabajadores de atención médica por su servicio para mantener a los estadounidenses a salvo durante la pandemia de COVID- 19. Específicamente, la legislación propone un pre... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Donna Shalala(FL-27), Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18) Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Madeline Dean (PA-04), and Seth Moulton (MA-06) introduced the Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act, legislation to provide $20 billion to help states, nursing homes, and intermediate care facilities contain the spread of COVID-19 to protect residents and staff. If signed into la... Read more »
