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Casey bill would expand Medicare coverage for patients with substance use disorders

According to Casey’s office, mortality from drug overdoses among people 65 and older more than tripled between 2000 and 2020. In 2022, some 1.7 million Medicare beneficiaries were estimated to have a SUD.

Boeing CEO apologizes to families for aircraft safety failings

Calhoun appeared at a hearing of the Investigations Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee to discuss recent failings of Boeing jets and the company’s treatment of whistleblowers.

U.S. Senate GOP prevents contraception access bill from moving ahead

‘The need for this bill is not hypothetical,’ Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey said.

A bipartisan push to make air travel easier for new parents packing breast milk and formula

New parents share stories of tense encounters with airport security over breast milk and formula. A bill from U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, a California Democrat, would strengthen guidelines for U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers.

As Memorial Day arrives, bill unveiled in Congress to assist Purple Heart recipients

The legislation, titled the Purple Heart Veterans Education Act, would permit retroactive award recipients who served on or after Sept. 11, 2001 to transfer their education benefits to one or more dependents.

Farm bill advances from U.S. House panel but faces a tough row to hoe

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee approved a bill this week to renew farm and nutrition programs, but the measure faces a tough road to becoming law.

Bipartisan border bill loses support, fails procedural vote in U.S. Senate

The U.S. Senate failed Thursday to advance a border security bill as both parties seek to hone their messages on immigration policy in the runup to November’s elections

Members of the U.S. Senate face a vote on whether they support contraception access

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Wednesday that the Senate will vote in June on legislation guaranteeing the right to access contraception.