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NAMI and AFSP Celebrate Launch of Bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) applaud today's creation of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus in the U.S. Senate.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) applaud today's creation of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus in the U.S. Senate.
  • "Mental health is the bipartisan issue of our time, and it is inspiring to see the establishment of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus," said NAMI Chief Executive Officer Daniel H. Gillison Jr. "NAMI is grateful to Senators Padilla, Tillis, Ernst and Smith for their leadership on mental health.
  • The bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus is a forum where Senators and their staff can collaborate on and promote mental health solutions, hold events to raise awareness of critical mental health issues, and reduce stigma.
  • NAMI and AFSP look forward to working closely with the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus and encourage all members of the U.S. Senate to join this important group.

Tule River Chair Testifies to US Senate About Tribe’s Water Crisis

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, Tule River Tribe Chairman Neil Peyron gave testimony to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on S. 4870, Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022.

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  • On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, Tule River Tribe Chairman Neil Peyron gave testimony to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on S. 4870, Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022.
  • The settlement will secure water to be stored on the reservation as a much-needed year-round water source.
  • Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to formally recognize the Tule River Indian Tribes reserved water rights.
  • The Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 is the product of over fifty years of concerted effort by the Tule River Tribe to obtain recognition of their federal reserved Indian water rights.

CHIRLA, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS GROUPS MOBILIZE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. SENATOR PADILLA'S BILL TO EXPAND A PATHWAY FOR RESIDENCY FOR MILLIONS OF LONG-TERM RESIDENTS

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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Senator Alex Padilla's bill , co-authored by Senator Ben Ray Lujn, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, to update the Immigration Registry.

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  • Senator Alex Padilla's bill , co-authored by Senator Ben Ray Lujn, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, to update the Immigration Registry.
  • The groups rallied in Los Angeles at the Edward Roybal Federal Building today to support U.S.
  • Senator Padilla's legislation to expand a pathway to permanent residency for millions of long-term U.S. residents, the bill was introduced today.
  • An update of the registry will provide immigrants the ability to access permanent residency," said Angelica Salas, CHIRLA Executive Director.

United States Senate Unanimously Approves Resolution Supporting Latinos in STEM

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Thursday, May 19, 2022
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CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SHPE applauds the United States Senate for unanimously approving Senate Resolution 640, which expresses "support for increasing the number of Latino students and young professionals entering careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields." The bipartisan resolution was sponsored by Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and co-sponsored by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX). The House of Representatives has a companion Resolution (H.Res. 1105) pending its consideration that was introduced by Representatives Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL).

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  • The bipartisan resolution was sponsored by Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and co-sponsored by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX).
  • "SHPE is incredibly grateful to Senators Padilla and Cornyn, for their leadership and for considering our ideas as they worked to secure Senate passage of this important resolution.
  • "We applaud Senators Padilla and Cornyn for getting the Senate to make a clear, bipartisan statement about the importance of increasing the number of Latinos in STEM fields.
  • "The immediate recognition of the need for this Resolution by its sponsors and the fact that the U.S. Senate adopted it unanimously goes to show how critical the need is for Hispanics in STEM."