Lauren Underwood tweet on the inclusion of her "Momnibus" legislation in the Build Back Better.....

[George II]

....bill. Good job Representative Underwood!

Link to tweet

[JustAnotherGen]

1. I think she is amazing - she just keeps her head down

And does the work. Young, intelligent, and she gets things done!

[whathehell]

2. Yes, she's my representative, IL Dist.14

We think she's great

[brer cat]

3. +1 nt

[snowybirdie]

4. She's excellent!

I know AOC and the Squad get all the press, but they haven't gotten any serious legislation enacted. She just works for her constituents. And she won't show up at a millionaire ball in a designer ballgown.

[mopinko]

5. do you rly need to throw in an attack on another woman?

did you need that to make your point?

[snowybirdie]

9. Male or female no difference.

I believe she made a mistake by going to that ball. She tries to be a spokesperson for her constituents who are in the inner city. Going to that hedonistic party hurts her image, IMO. I'd think the same about any congressperson who went and wore a ball gown or a tux.

[Budi]

6. Wow, Congrats Rep Underwood. THIS is what we expect when we send them to DC.

The Energy & Commerce Committee’s Build Back Better Act legislation includes historic investments from the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act to save moms’ lives, end racial and ethnic maternal health disparities, and advance birth equity across the United States:

*Provides $175 million in funding for local entities to address social determinants of maternal health like housing, nutrition, and environmental conditions – including a minimum of $75 million exclusively for community-based organizations working to promote maternal health equity.

*Provides $275 million to grow and diversify the perinatal health workforce, including nurses, midwives, physicians, doulas, and maternal mental and behavioral health professionals – including $50 million specifically for doulas.

*Provides $100 million for maternal mental health equity grant programs.
Provides $85 million to address the impacts of climate change-related maternal and infant health risks through health professional schools.

*Provides $50 million to advance maternal health research at Minority-Serving Institutions like Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and AAPISIs.

*Provides $50 million to promote representative community engagement in Maternal Mortality Review Committees.

*Provides $160 million to strengthen federal maternal health programs like the CDC’s Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies program, Enhancing Reviews and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality (ERASE MM), Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

*Provides $60 million to expand access to digital tools and technologies that promote maternal health equity.

*Provides $25 million for bias trainings among health care professionals.

The Build Back Better legislation also includes a mandatory provision that will make federal funds permanently available for states to spend on expanded postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage to one year in every state, with full state plan benefits throughout pregnancy and the yearlong postpartum period.
*A more complete summary of the legislation can be found here.
https://blackmaternalhealthcaucus-underwood.house.gov/media/press-releases/black-maternal-health-caucus-co-chairs-underwood-and-adams-celebrate-historic

[Budi]

8. Indeed it is aptly named.

This fits with Rep Underwood's healthcare background.

[hibbing]

10. I love her n/t

[3catwoman3]

11. And, to top it off, she knows how to spell the plural possessive of...

...mom properly.

[George II]

12. That's a pet peeve of mine, so many people spell it incorrectly. It's like Peters' vs. Peters's.

[3catwoman3]

13. There is a pediatric dental office near our neighborhood called Kid's Dental.

I have resisted the temptation to stick a note on their door asking if they only have a single patient - . I haven't done it yet, but may yield to temptation some day.

And, I would like to stop at every mailbox I see that does this wrong and correct it with a marker. Tell the owners, "You, as a couple, are the Smiths. Your mailbox is the Smiths' mailbox.

Oh, well..........................