Washington, D.C. - Congressman Joe Kennedy III today applauded the bipartisan passage of his CHIP Mental Health Parity Act during the Energy and Commerce Committee's markup on opioid related legislation. With an estimated nearly half a million children and pregnant women currently lacking guaranteed mental health coverage under CHIP, Kennedy's bill would extend behavioral health parity protections to all beneficiaries of the program. "For generations, our nation's failure to guarantee and … 

Philips Lighting workers and union members are staging a rally today in Fall River as part of a continued effort to convince leaders to help prevent 160 manufacturing jobs from heading south. Today's rally is expected to draw members from the IBEW union and elected officials, including U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, who have all written letters to the company's CEO urging him to keep the jobs, slated to move to Mexico, in Fall … 

Milford TV's RJ Sheedy interviewed Congressman Joe Kennedy III Tuesday afternoon, where they touched on topics from his family name to civil rights. Read more: …