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December 10, 2019
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Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal announced a deal with United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement:
December 6, 2019
Press Release
Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) voted to pass H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, critical legislation to restore the full strength of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). The legislation follows the Supreme Court Shelby v. Holder decision, which eliminated the VRA’s ability to combat voter suppression and discrimination. Since this decision, at least 23 states have enacted voter suppression laws, including voter purges, strict ID requirements, poll closures, and curtailing of early voting hours.
November 20, 2019
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Last week, following massive protests across Chile and the repressive measures taken by the Chilean government in response over recent weeks, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) led 18 fellow Members of Congress in calling for the defense of the fundamental rights of the Chilean people and encouraging the pursuit of peaceful, democratic dialogue.
November 13, 2019
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Yesterday, the House passed U.S. Representative Susan Wild’s (PA-07) Improving Legal Services for Female Veterans Act to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide legal assistance to women veterans to help address some of their unique, unmet needs. Included as a key component of H.R. 3224, the Deborah Sampson Act, Wild’s bill would require the VA to establish a partnership with an experienced organization that would help women veterans access services to assist with eviction and foreclosure, child support, and child care.
November 6, 2019
Press Release
President Trump announced the United States will begin the withdrawal process from the Paris Climate Accord, leaving the United States as the only nation to abandon the global effort to combat climate change. New Democrat Coalition (NDC) Chair Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and NDC Climate Change Task Force Co-Chairs Don Beyer (VA-08), Elaine Luria (VA-02), Sean Casten (IL-06), and Susan Wild (PA-07) spoke out on the Administration’s announcement that it would begin the legal process for withdrawal, and stressed the importance of the United States’ recommitment to the agreement and our nation’s role as a global leader in combatting climate change:
October 31, 2019
Press Release
This morning, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) voted to pass H.R. 4670, the Simplifying Student Loans Act and H.R. 4327, the Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act, through the House Education and Labor Committee. Both bills are included as key components of the College Affordability Act (CAA), a comprehensive overhaul of the higher education system to lower the cost of college for students and families, improve the quality of higher education through stronger accountability, and expand opportunity by providing students the support and flexibility they need to succeed. The CAA also includes pieces of H.R. 4577, the Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act, introduced by Wild.
October 29, 2019
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Yesterday, U.S. Representative Susan Wild’s (PA-07) bill, H.R. 4334, the Dignity in Aging Act, unanimously passed the House of Representatives. This bipartisan proposal reauthorizes the Older Americans Act (OAA) and increases funding for vital programs that help seniors live independently and with dignity. The bill included a provision that added “screening for suicide risk” to the definition of “disease prevention and health promotion services,” a provision that Wild championed and unanimously passed the House Committee on Education and Labor last month.
October 23, 2019
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Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) voted to pass H.R. 4617, the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act. This comprehensive legislation would close loopholes that allow foreign spending in our elections, boost disclosure and transparency requirements, and create a duty to report illicit offers of campaign assistance from foreign nations or governments.
October 23, 2019
Press Release
Today in a House Education and Labor Committee’s Subcommittee Hearing, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) defended preserving worker protections as the American economy changes. Wild also highlighted the importance of having an impartial National Labor Relations Board that upholds the right to bargain rather than the interests of big employers. Wild has co-sponsored legislation that protects the right to organize and collectively bargain.
October 17, 2019
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U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) voted to pass H.R.3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, through the House Committee on Education and Labor. Wild is a cosponsor of this bold legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs for all Americans by allowing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate drug prices for the highest-priced drugs, ending price gouging by pharmaceutical companies, and capping out-of-pocket costs for seniors.