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Health Issue ImageCongresswoman Hayes has centered her work around reducing systemic barriers to healthcare that cause disparities, while increasing access and affordability. She has consistently fought for increased research dollars. In addition, the Congresswoman has fought to lower drug prices and stabilize the Affordable Care Act. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congresswoman Hayes supported legislation that would expand insurance and provide emergency coverage to the millions of individuals who lost coverage.

Congresswoman Hayes has supported legislation that would ban surprise billing for patients, lower drug prices and strengthen Medicare and Medicaid. She is also a supporter of legislation that would increase mental health supports, combat the opioid epidemic, and increase suicide prevention efforts.

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March 2024
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3/13/24 Hayes Moves to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis
January 2024
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1/31/24 Hayes Submits Amicus Brief To U.S. Supreme Court in Support of Access to Abortion Medication, Joins 262 of Her Colleagues
1/30/24 Hayes, Delauro, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Mental Health Services in Schools
1/8/24 Hayes Statement on EPA Announcement of Nearly $1B in Funding for Clean School Buses Across School Districts
November 2023
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11/6/23 Hayes, Schiff Introduce Legislation to Ensure Every Connecticut K-12 Student Can Access Free Mobile Vision Services
September 2023
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9/27/23 While House Republicans Work to Cut WIC Funding, Hayes Leads Legislation to Increase WIC Enrollment for Pregnant Women, Moms, Infants, and Young Children in Connecticut
June 2023
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6/23/23 Hayes Signs Discharge Petition to Bring Floor Vote on Women’s Health Protection Act
6/15/23 Hayes Joins Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, EPA, State and Local Officials, and Students to Award $8.8M in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funding for 28 Zero-emission Buses in Connecticut
6/6/23 Hayes Joins U.S. Environmental Protection Agency To Announce Nearly $9M Investment For Cleanup And Assessment At Polluted Brownfields Sites in Connecticut
May 2023
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5/16/23 Hayes Leads Legislation to Address Maternal Health Crisis and Save Mothers and Infants
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