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A new year is upon us, and we all know just how much promise 2017 holds. I am proud to tell you that your Congress isn’t wasting any time getting started. The U.S. Constitution allows the new Congress to begin moving legislation as early January 3rd, so we are convening today and beginning to move bills forward.
The House wrapped-up its work for the year last week, and the great news is that we moved to the President’s desk a number of critically important pieces of legislation that will help our nation’s military men and women, repair our water infrastructure, and find cures for cancer and other deadly diseases, to name a few.
HOUSE OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTS INVESTMENTS IN DISEASE CURES
The best votes that I get to make in Congress are the votes that I know will make a difference. Last week, I joined the House in a passing the final version of a bill that the House and Senate have been working on for years, the 21st Century Cures Act. Now, having passed the House with a big bipartisan vote, my hope and expectation is that the Senate will move the bill this week and that President Obama will sign it into law before the end of the month.
CELEBRATING AMERICA’S VETERANS
Last Friday, millions of Americans took part in Veterans Day ceremonies across the country, including right here in the Seventh District. The men and women who have taken it upon themselves to join our nation’s military and serve the county and the people who make it great should always be honored for their sacrifice and service.