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October 19, 2016
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FPA awarded Congresswoman a perfect score as a result of her support for sustainable food and farming practices.
Issues:Working Families and Children

October 18, 2016
Mid-Ohio Foodbank and Congresswoman Beatty team up for $300,000 USDA grant to help feed more children and families through urban farming.

October 14, 2016
Announcements
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a month-long initiative to raise awareness about domestic violence and to connect advocates across the nation who are working to end violence against women and children.
Issues:Other/MiscellaneousDiversity and Inclusion

October 12, 2016
Legislation would reduce and help eliminate gender and racial health disparities by improving clinical trial research diversity

October 11, 2016
Announcements
The Human Rights Campaign released its Congressional Scorecard for the 114th Congress, a measure of Members of Congress’ voting record on LGBTQ equality. U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) earned a perfect score of 100 percent.
Issues:Civil Rights

October 5, 2016
Yellen regularly gets asked about Fed diversity when she testifies on Capitol Hill and Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat from Ohio, introduced legislation on Sept. 28 that would require the regional Fed banks to interview at least one diversity candidate when appointing new presidents.

October 5, 2016
U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty is pushing a bill that would require the Federal Reserve to interview at least one woman and one person who is a racial or ethnic minority when there is a vacancy among Federal Reserve Regional Bank presidents.

October 5, 2016
Bill stipulates that at least one woman and an individual of a racial or ethnic minority must be interviewed when there is a vacancy among the Federal Reserve Regional Bank presidents.

October 4, 2016
Announcements
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual initiative to increase awareness around breast cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.
Issues:HealthcareDiversity and Inclusion