Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Lois Frankel (FL-21) wrote to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar urging him to rush necessary testing supplies to Florida to enable the State to utilize more of its COVID-19 testing capacity. Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the State acquired enough test kits to test 625,000 Floridians, but the orders for testing supplies like sample collection swabs have been delivered in “dribs and drabs.” Despite having enou... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26) led seven of their Florida Congressional colleagues in a letter urging Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to issue a statewide shelter-in-place order to protect Floridians, particularly older residents and those with underlying health issues, and help the already-strained health care system. Florida now has over 1,400 cases. Yet unlike many other states with over 1,000 cases, Florida h... Read more

Yesterday, the House Democratic Caucus’ Task Force on Aging and Families introduced the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act to provide resources and support to protect the health and well-being of seniors, people with disabilities and the front-line workers and family caregivers who support these individuals. Task Force Vice Chair Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced the bill, which was cosponsored by Task Force Co-Chairs Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Conor ... Read more