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February 16, 2017
Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio said: "We have a rich history, we have some almost 50 members of the Congressional Black Caucus. We're not new. What a president should say is, yes, it's already on my agenda to talk to them."
February 16, 2017
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) today reintroduced the Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act.
Issues:Healthcare
February 14, 2017
February is American Heart Month, a month-long initiative to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases.
Issues:Healthcare
February 13, 2017
For the past couple of weeks, Congress has been more in the business of undoing rules than in its customary role of creating them.
February 13, 2017
Rep. Joyce Beatty introduced the Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2017 last week, a bill designed to increase first-time homebuyers’ financial knowledge and reduce mortgage payments.
February 13, 2017
On February 8, 2017, the U.S. Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Steve Mnuchin of California as the next Secretary of the Treasury.
February 9, 2017
Coinciding with American Heart Month, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) were named Co-Chairs of the Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition for the 115th Congress.
Issues:Healthcare
February 8, 2017
On February 8, 2017, the U.S. Senate voted 52-47 to confirm Senator Jeff Sessions (AL) as the next United States Attorney General.
February 8, 2017
Before the Senate confirmed Sen. Jeff Sessions as President Donald Trump’s attorney general on a 52-47 vote, 13 black caucus Democrats took to video and read a letter by the late Martin Luther King’s widow critical of the Alabama Republican - the same letter that got Warren, D-Mass., barred from speaking on the Senate floor after she read from it Tuesday night.
February 7, 2017
On February 7, 2017, the U.S. Senate voted 51-50 to confirm Betsy DeVos of Michigan as the next Secretary of Education, after a tie forced Vice President Mike Pence to cast the deciding vote.
Issues:Education