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Watson Coleman Fights for First Generation College and Low-Income College Students in House Appropriations Legislation

Posted in Press Releases on June 4, 2019 Tags: Health

Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) secured support for low-income and first-generation college students in the Fiscal Year 2020 House Agriculture and Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations bills. Provisions championed by Watson Coleman and included in the Agriculture Appropriations bill report...

Actress Taraji P. Henson to Testify at Second CBC Youth Suicide Taskforce Forum on June 7

Posted in Press Releases on May 23, 2019 Tags: Health

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, June 7, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)’s new Task Force on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health will convene for a second time in Washington, DC to hear from award winning actress and mental health advocate Taraji P. Henson. Henson founded The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation in 201...

Watson Coleman Wins Gateway Support in FY 2020 Transportation Appropriations Bill

Posted in Press Releases on May 22, 2019

Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2019) — Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) secured support for the Gateway project in the fiscal year 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations bill released by the House Appropriations Committee today. Among the included provisions a...

Reps. Watson Coleman, Boyle and Fitzpatrick Announce Increase in Funding for Protection of the Delaware River Basin

Posted in Press Releases on May 21, 2019

Washington, D.C. (May 21, 2019) — Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Congressmen Brendan Boyle (D-PA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) announced the inclusion of $10 million for the Delaware River Basin in fiscal year 2020 appropriations. The funds will support t...

Watson Coleman Applauds “Historic” Passage of the Equality Act

Posted in Press Releases on May 17, 2019 Tags: LGBT Equality

Washington, D.C. (May 17, 2019) — On the passage of H.R. 5, the Equality Act, in the House of Representatives today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “This is a truly historic moment, and a reaffirmation of our founding principles of equality. I am proud to represent a state th...

Rep. Watson Coleman, Sens. Brown, Smith Introduce Bill to Ensure Pregnant Mothers Can Access Affordable Health Care During and After Pregnancy

Posted in Press Releases on May 15, 2019 Tags: Health, Women

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of Mother’s Day, Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) joined U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tina Smith (D-MN) today to re-introduced legislation to expand healthcare options for expectant mothers. Watson Coleman, Brown, and Smith’s bill, the Healthy Maternal and Obstetric Me...

Watson Coleman Reintroduces Bill Preventing Discrimination in Public Spaces

Posted in Press Releases on May 10, 2019

Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) has reintroduced the Customer Non-Discrimination Act, legislation that ensures fair treatment for LGBTQ Americans in public spaces and commercial services open to the public. The bill, also included as a provision of the Equality Act, adds sexual orientation, sex, and gender ...

Watson Coleman Provisions on First-Generation College, Maternal Mortality and More Included in House Appropriations Bill

Posted in Press Releases on May 8, 2019

Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) secured various provisions in the fiscal year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations mark that passed out of the House Appropriations Committee today. They support first-generation college students, fund maternal health inte...

Watson Coleman Secures Funding in Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill for Research on Insurance Prior Authorization

Posted in Press Releases on May 8, 2019

Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) secured funding in the fiscal year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee today to study the impact of prior authorization policies on patient health. Prior authorization refers...

New CBC Taskforce on Youth Suicide and Mental Health to Launch on April 30

Posted in Press Releases on April 23, 2019

On Tuesday, April 30, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will launch a new, emergency taskforce focused on the growing problem of suicide and access to mental health care among Black youth. Chaired by Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), The CBC Taskforce on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health will convene e...

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