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From my family to yours, we hope you've had a safe week beating the summer heat. Below, please find a few updates on my work last week for the residents of Arizona’s First Congressional District.
Legislation That Allows Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screenings to be Covered by Medicare
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| Click here or on the image above to hear why I cosponsored the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act |
I have long remained a champion for supporting efforts in Congress which help make life more livable for our brothers and sisters who are battling cancer. In 2019, I cosponsored bipartisan legislation that allowed Medicare to cover wigs for patients, and in 2020, I helped introduce the bipartisan GENE Therapy Payment Act, which allows for Medicaid beneficiaries to receive innovative treatments.
Last month, another cosponsor effort called the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act passed through the House Ways and Means Committee with unanimous support. The University of Chicago found at least $6.5 trillion in savings from expanding early screening for cancer patients. This legislation speaks to my continuing efforts of utilizing technology to disrupt costs, and more importantly, finding moral solutions to saving our brothers and sisters.
How Our District Office Can Help You
One of the most important things I do as a Representative in Congress is help constituents manage their interactions with federal agencies. My office can intervene on a person’s behalf to answer questions, find solutions or just cut through the red tape.
From the Social Security Administration to State Department and Medicare, there are dozens of agencies my office casework team can assist you with. I encourage you to contact my District Office at (480) 946-2411 in order to have your concerns reviewed. For more information, visit my website HERE.
Tips to Travel Safely for 2024 Paris Olympic Games
This Friday marks the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics, which will be held from July 26 to August 11. The Paralympics start on August 28 and conclude September 8. U.S. citizens attending are advised to purchase tickets only from official providers and stay informed via the U.S. Embassy in France’s Special Events page. Travelers should sign up for the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) for alerts and follow @USEmbassyFrance and @TravelGov on social media. For emergencies in France, dial 112 or contact the U.S. Embassy at +(33)(1) 43-12-22-22.
How the Administration Is Distorting Border Figures
You may have noticed that encounters at the Southern Border have been shrinking in size per official reports after reaching record numbers early this fiscal year. As you'll recall, Biden announced additional asylum restrictions at the beginning of June, appearing to restrict access to America for migrants. What if I told you that bad actors– like human smugglers and traffickers– have exploited a legal loophole within these failed Biden-Harris Administration policies? Let's start by laying out the groundwork:
Currently, according to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), migrants encountered at the border are to be promptly returned to their country of origin through a process called expedited removal. In an outline released from the America First Policy Institute, a flaw was highlighted in the Administration's asylum adjustment that migrants claim to avoid the expedited removal process: It's called a “credible fear” screening, which is step one in the asylum process for migrants apprehended at the border. An alarming 81% of migrants who claim “credible fear” meet this already low standard.
What I’m Reading & Why It Matters
The world’s first offshore carbon-capture-and-storage project sits 200 kilometers off Norway’s coast in the North Sea. This project works by instead burying CO2 as opposed to releasing greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. This stores approximately 1 million metric tons of CO2 per year. Scientists estimate that we have around six years until global warming consistently exceeds 1.5 degrees Celsius above average preindustrial temperatures. Although phasing out fossil fuels is key to fighting climate change, carbon capture technologies will help to cut CO2 emissions in half by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
I often cite information from Brian Reidl, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, to help display how our debt is crisis is out of control. He starts by explaining how in just one year, our national debt doubled from $1 trillion to $2 trillion. President Biden has "promised" to protect critical government programs, like Social Security and Medicare, along with claiming to veto bipartisan broad-based tax systems. Neither Republicans nor Democrats are fond of getting rid of such programs, and both essentially support the president's stance against new taxes for 95 percent of American families. If the federal debt continues to be refinanced at the 4.5 percent interest rate observed in recent Treasury auctions, the budget deficit could exceed $4 trillion within the next ten years. |