Healthcare

The Healthcare Task Force focuses on ensuring Latinos have access to affordable health care. Additionally, the Task Force focuses on public health, prevention, and health disparities.

Members:
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Co-Chair
Rep. Raul Ruiz, Co-Chair
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi

More on Healthcare

Hispanic Caucus Letter to Republican Leadership on the Flint Water Crisis
October 17, 2016
Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representative Linda T. Sánchez , Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), sent the following letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell following the release of the Republican spending plan. The resolution ignores the dire need in Flint, Michigan, a low-income, minority-majority city.

September 23, 2016

Issues:Civil Rights, Housing, and Voting RightsHealthcare
PUERTO RICO’S DETERIORATING FISCAL CRISIS TRANSLATES TO DROP IN QUALITY OF CARE AND ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS
February 2, 2016
Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today the Puerto Rico Health Crisis Coalition (PRHCC), members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and local healthcare leaders held a briefing on the healthcare challenges facing Puerto Rico. House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer and New York Congressman Jose Serrano gave brief remarks in support of solutions to the Island’s healthcare inequities.

Issues:Healthcare
Linda Sánchez Statement on Supreme Court Decision in King v. Burwell
June 25, 2015
Press Release

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, today released the following statement on the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell:

Issues:Healthcare
CHC CHAIR ON PRESIDENT’S BUDGET
February 2, 2015
Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Linda Sánchez released the following statement on the President's budget for Fiscal Year 2016:

Issues:Technology and InfrastructureHealthcare
CHC ON H.R. 15 CBO STUDY
March 25, 2014
Press Release
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Releases Study on Economic Impact of Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation
Issues:Immigration and Border IssuesHealthcare
CHC ON PRESIDENT'S FY 2015 BUDGET
March 4, 2014
Press Release
CHC Chairman Rubén Hinojosa released the following statement on the President's FY 2015 budget.
Issues:Technology and InfrastructureHealthcare
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman on Importance of Immigration Reform to our Economy
October 17, 2013
Press Release
Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) released the following statement at the conclusion of President Barack Obama's remarks on the reopening of the federal government.
Issues:Immigration and Border IssuesHealthcare
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Critical to the Fight for Women’s Equality
July 18, 2013
Press Release
On this date 165 years ago, the Seneca Falls Convention helped spark the push for women’s suffrage. Unfortunately, more than a century and a half later, women in America are still subject to discrimination at work and violence at home.
Issues:Immigration and Border IssuesHealthcare
SEN. CRUZ AMENDMENT TO GANG OF 8 BILL
May 9, 2013
Press Release
"Future generations will look back at his proposal with shame and shake their heads at how the senator dismissed some of our core American values."
Issues:Immigration and Border IssuesHealthcareCivil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights
CHC ON CINCO DE MAYO
May 3, 2013
Press Release
"Cinco de Mayo marks a special occasion for the 33.6 million Mexican-Americans in our country, both as a celebration of heritage and also as a reminder that every person strives for freedom and an opportunity to build a better life."
Issues:HealthcareCivil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights