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U.S. Representatives Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and Darin LaHood (R-IL), members of the Ways and Means Committee, along with Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Fred Upton (R-MI), have re-introduced the Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act to encourage early assessment and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. With as many as 12.7 million Americans ages 65 and older expected to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s by 2050, the legislation seeks to aide caregivers and accelerate progress to disease modifying treatments.

U.S. Representative Linda Sánchez (D-CA) today re-introduced in the House bipartisan, bicameral legislation that supports family caregivers across the country.

Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez today met with Felishia Eubanks, a mother of three from Whittier, California, to discuss the challenges working families in Southern California have faced during the pandemic and what they need from their representatives in Washington to help with the costs of raising a family today.

Today, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA) announced $93 million in emergency funding for colleges, universities, and students in California’s 38th Congressional District under the American Rescue Plan.

Reps. Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38) and Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today re-introduced the Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act, legislation to establish a hazard pay program for health care professionals and other essential workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.

“President Biden and the Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Mayorkas inherited a dismantled and gutted immigration system. And although there is no way to fix four years of damage in four months, this Administration has worked around the clock to process children safely, humanely, and in line with our immigration laws.

“Tomorrow marks the 100th day since President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office. On that day in January – in the midst of a global pandemic and in the wake of an attack on our nation’s Capitol – the new Administration and both chambers of Congress were dealt a difficult task: restore faith in our institutions, hope in our ability to overcome this pandemic, and belief that together we can Build Back Better. There is still so much work to do, but we have made significant strides to accomplish these tasks in just 100 days.

Congresswomen Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today re-introduced the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act to protect elderly Americans in nursing homes. This legislation would prohibit long-term care facilities from requiring or soliciting residents to enter into pre-dispute, mandatory, binding arbitration agreements.