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It is an honor to be named a Champion for Children by First Focus Campaign for Children, a group that does such good work advocating for the needs of our youngest Americans. I will continue advocating for common-sense policies to protect children in these tough economic times.Rep. Lloyd Doggett shared a link.
Reaching more of our neighbors through American Sign Language, I recently appeared on ACCESS News with Tamara Suiter-Ocuto (and signing provided by Jennifer Stoker). The program already aired on KLRU and will run again on Channel 19 of the ACC Network.- Today is World Alzheimer’s Action Day. In Texas alone, it is estimated that there are 340,000 people aged sixty-five and older currently living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. I have once again introduced the National Silver Alert Act to bring those who wander away from home back to safety.
- Be sure to catch our interview this Sunday, September 23 at 1:00 p.m. on KLRU-TV and thereafter on Channel 19 of the ACC Network!
I greatly enjoyed interviewing with Tamara Suiter-Ocuto for her American Sign Language (ASL) news program on ...ACCESS News. Jennifer Stoker, pictured on the right, kindly translated for both of us. This unique ASL program airs with captions aSee More
nd a voice-over. We covered many topics, and I am thankful for their efforts to help communicate to all our neighbors. I have been involved in the Texas deaf community since my work as a young state senator, and authored a Texas law expanding the rights of deaf persons to interpreters in civil, administrative, and criminal proceedings. Rep. Lloyd Doggett shared a link.
Today I spoke on the House floor about the TANF reform bill and the cynical attempts by some to divide Americans. You can view the speech below.- ActivityOctoberPeople Who Like This26