The leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade demands action. For decades, women, their families and doctors have been rightfully entrusted with decisions on when to have children, but Republican politicians are determined to strip away the right to abortion care. Ultimately they want to outlaw abortion in every state across the U.S. It is a frightful backsliding of rights. America’s leading medical professionals are worried about the health ramifications of banning abortion as well.

The House took action already to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act which would codify Roe into law, but GOP senators blocked the bill this week. I will continue to stand up to ensure that every person – no matter where they live, or how much money they make – can make their own decisions about their bodies, their lives and their futures.

This week, my Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health marked up six bills to improve the mental and physical health of our neighbors, including kids-specific legislation related to pediatric cancers and birth defects.

My Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing entitled "Modernizing Hydropower: Licensing and Reforms for a Clean Energy Future." Hydropower is one of the oldest sources of renewable energy, and it will play a critical part in responding to the climate crisis as we move forward and break our nation’s costly addiction to oil and gas.

H.R. 5129 – the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022 will reauthorize CSBGs for a decade and help ensure that communities have the tools they need to fight poverty and build economic mobility. Over the Covid19 pandemic, we’ve seen the way that CSBG-funded organizations help low-income communities address housing and food insecurity, provide high quality early childhood education, and support individuals re-entering the workforce, and this reauthorization is a much-needed boost to so many local organizations in Tampa and around the nation.