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September 9, 2016

Washington, DC – Representatives Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Mike Honda (D-CA), and Mark Pocan (D-WI) along with 45 original co-sponsors today introduced H.R. 5952, the Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016:

Issues:Seniors
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Senior Fair
August 2, 2016

Norwalk, CA – Rep. Linda Sánchez (CA-38) invites constituents to attend her 14th Annual Senior Fair. Every year, more than 1,000 seniors and dozens of local organizations participate in this free community event.

Attendees will have the opportunity to receive:

Issues:Seniors
August 2, 2016

Rep. Linda T. Sánchez is the leader of the largest Hispanic coalition in Congress, and she has ambitions to soon rise even higher in House Democratic leadership.

The California Democrat is running for vice-chair of the House Democratic Conference, a position being vacated by Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) at the end of the year.

Sanchez is hoping that the thick skin she has developed as a leading Hispanic women in the lower chamber, coupled with her emphasis on building relationships with colleagues, will help her secure the job.

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July 27, 2016

NORWALK, CA - Rep. Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, today announced a $15 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the Rosecrans/Marquardt grade separation project in Santa Fe Springs:

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July 8, 2016

Washington, DC – Representatives Linda Sánchez (CA-38), David B. McKinley, P.E (WV-1), and Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01), today introduced H. Res. 784, a resolution to designate July 10 as National Journeyman Lineman Day:

July 8, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Medicare Shared Savings Program is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) through which health care providers join together to coordinate care for Medicare patients, as well as share together in a portion of the cost savings that they achieve. However, rural hospitals and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) face severe barriers to participation within the Savings Program. Representatives Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) and Linda Sánchez (D-CA) introduced the Rural ACO Provider Equity Act to remedy the situation.

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July 7, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.) and Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), along with U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), today introduced new bipartisan, bicameral legislation to support Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers, and lessen the mounting costs associated with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias on federal health programs.

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June 25, 2016

Washington, DC – Representative Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and a member of the Ways and Means Committee, today released the following statement on the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder:

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June 15, 2016

Washington, DC – Representative Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and a member of the Ways and Means Committee, today released the following statement on the fourth anniversary of DACA:

Issues:Immigration
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June 9, 2016
Washington, DC - Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38), the Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and a member of the Ways and Means Committee, today announced she will support H.R. 5278, The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA):
“Since June of last year, I have closely monitored the humanitarian crisis affecting 3.5 million American citizens living in Puerto Rico.