Washington, D.C. - With the support of leaders from the civil rights, social justice and faith communities, Congressman Joe Kennedy III (MA-04), Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, and Senator Kamala D. Harris (CA) today reintroduced legislation to amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). The Do No Harm Act would clarify that no one can seek religious exemption from laws guaranteeing fundamental civil and legal rights. Originally …
Three congressional Democrats have reintroduced a bill to amend the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act to assure that it could not be used to justify discrimination. U.S. Reps. Joseph P. Kennedy III of Massachusetts and Bobby Scott of Virginia, and Sen. Kamala Harris of California, today reintroduced the legislation, first put forth in …
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Joe Kennedy III today announced his support for Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal's updated Medicare for All bill. As a member of the House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee, Kennedy will continue his role as a prominent voice in the debate about the future of American health care. "The American health care system is rife with inequities that have no place in the richest, most powerful nation on earth. To combat a system that has become stubbornly …