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Congresswoman Bush Statement Following Devastating Report Indicating Federal Neglect with Coldwater Creek
Report proves government knowingly underplayed harms of radioactive waste they dumped 75 years ago
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Congresswoman Bush Statement on Supreme Court Decision Against Student Debt Relief
Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its 6-3 ruling striking down President Biden’s plan to provide student debt relief for millions nationwide
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Congresswoman Bush Statement on Supreme Court Decision Ending Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its 6-3 ruling holding that Harvard and UNC’s race-conscious admissions policies violate the Equal Protection Clause, and ending affirmative action in higher education
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Congresswoman Bush Statement on 1st Anniversary of Supreme Court Dobbs Decision
Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) released the following statement on the first anniversary of the Supreme Court case decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization which overturned Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) with a ruling that held that the constitution does not confer a right to abortion
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Congresswoman Bush Reintroduces Legislation to Protect and Enhance Sexual and Reproductive Health
Ahead of 1st anniversary of Dobbs, Bush continues push for reproductive rights and freedom
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Bush, Tlaib, Omar, Bowman Joint Statement on Boycotting Prime Minister Modi’s Joint Address to Congress
On June 22, Representatives Cori Bush (MO-01), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) released a joint statement on boycotting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s joint address to Congress
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Bush, Strickland, Baldwin, Murray, Fletcher Launch Bicameral Push to Create Reproductive Health Travel Fund
On June 22, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) joined Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) introduced the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act to provide grant assistance for those who travel long distances to receive reproductive health care, including abortion care
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Ahead of Dobbs Anniversary, Bush, Pressley, Colleagues, Advocates Unveil Abortion Justice Act
Historic, Intersectional Legislation Removes Systemic Barriers to Abortion Care, Affirms Access Regardless of Zip Code, Income, Immigration Status or Background
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City of St. Louis Announces Expansion of Recreation Center Hours, Programming for Youth Following Tragic Overnight Shooting Downtown
On June 18, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) joined St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, St. Louis Metropolitian Police Department Chief Robert Tracy, Ald. Rasheen Aldridge (14), and Saint Louis Mental Health Board Deputy Director Serena Muhammad, delivered an update on this morning’s tragic shooting at Washington and N. 14th Street and announced new steps the City of St. Louis is taking to give youth safe, fun spaces to go over the summer
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Congresswoman Bush Statement on DOJ Investigation into Minneapolis PD
Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), a Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the findings of the Department of Justice’s pattern-or-practice investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department
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Bush, Williams, and 193 Colleagues Seek Answers to Delays in Passport Applications
Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) joined 193 bipartisan members of the House of Representatives in a letter led by Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) asking the Department of State to account for the dramatic delays in processing passport applications
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Bush, Williams, and 193 Colleagues Seek Answers to Delays in Passport Applications
Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) joined 193 bipartisan members of the House of Representatives in a letter led by Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) asking the Department of State to account for the dramatic delays in processing passport applications
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Congresswoman Bush Statement on Vote Against Harmful Debt Limit Agreement
Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) released the following statement after voting no on the debt limit legislation
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Bush, Lee Push Amendment to Remove Expanded Work Requirements for Food Assistance in Debt Limit Agreement
On May 30, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) released a joint-statement after co-leading the introduction of an amendment to the latest debt limit agreement to remove the expanded GOP work requirements on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
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Ranking Member Bush’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Gas Stoves
Below is Ranking Member Cori Bush’s opening statement
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Congresswoman Bush Introduces Legislation Urging Federal Reparations
Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) introduced a resolution that forcefully argues why the federal government must provide reparations to descendants of enslaved Black people and people of African descent
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Congresswoman Bush Introduces Legislation Urging Federal Reparations
On May 18m 2023, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) introduced a resolution that forcefully argues why the federal government must provide reparations to descendants of enslaved Black people and people of African descent.
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Ranking Member Bush’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing Examining EPA’s Rulemaking on Electric Vehicles
On May 17, 2023, Below is Ranking Member Cori Bush’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs examining the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) efforts to reduce vehicle emissions and combat climate change.
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Congresswomen Bush, Tlaib Statement on Vote Against H. Res. 363
On May 16, 2023, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) released the following statement after voting against H. Res. 363 yesterday on the House floor
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Congresswoman Bush Introduces Resolution Recognizing America’s First Black Nurse
On May 11, 2023, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) introduced a resolution honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America’s first professionally trained Black nurse. In 1879, Mahoney was 1 of 4 students to graduate from the New England Hospital for Women and Children, becoming the country’s first professionally trained Black nurse