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Doug Jones introduces bill to help diagnose, save lives of children with rare diseases

U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Ala,  has introduced legislation to help families get what are often hard-fought diagnoses for children with rare diseases, many of whom die without the proper care.  Jones joins the bipartisan bills co-sponsors, Susan Collins, R-Maine, Martha McSally, R-Ariz., and Bob Menendez, D-N.J. in supporting Congress’s version of the Ending the Diagnostic … Continued
January 8, 2020

Jones announces dozens of funding requests for Alabama passed by Congress

U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Ala., announced Thursday that dozens of his requests to fund priorities for Alabama were included in a year-end appropriations package that passed the Senate on Thursday. The two funding bills now head to the President’s desk for his signature. “From increased resources for our HBCUs to additional funding to prevent the … Continued
December 20, 2019

Congress restores HBCU funding

With a vote by the U.S. House on Tuesday funding for historically black colleges and universities and minority-serving schools was restored.  “Today we are sending an important message of support for our HBCUs and showing in no uncertain terms that we believe they are vital to our system of higher education,” said Sen. Doug Jones, … Continued
December 12, 2019

Jones applauds Senate passage of HBCU funding

The U.S. House is set to take up a bipartisan bill approved by the Senate last week that would permanently restore funding for historically black colleges and universities and minority serving schools, but it’s less certain if the House will approve the bill in current form.  Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, spent months urging his colleagues … Continued
December 10, 2019

Doug Jones urges EPA to enforce civil rights protections

Minority communities are disproportionately impacted by environmental hazards, and the  Environmental Protection Agency isn’t using all the tools it can to end those dangers, according to a letter sent to the EPA by U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala, and signed by 21 other senators.  Jones’s letter, sent to the EPA’s acting inspector general, Charles Sheehan, … Continued
November 27, 2019

Doug Jones introduced bill to protect red snapper population in Gulf

Recreational and commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico may soon have to have on board their boats devices that could help ensure the population of reef fish remain healthy for generations to come, thanks to a bill introduced by U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Ala.  Jones and cosponsor Sen. Bill Cassidey, R-La., introduced a bill … Continued
November 26, 2019

Doug Jones introduces bill to protect pensions, Social Security and Medicare

U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing a bill to restore funding for pensions, Social Security and Medicare.  The Rescue United States’ Trusts Act introduced Tuesday would create individual congressional committees for each endangered trust fund, which would be tasked with drafting legislation to bring those funds back into … Continued
October 31, 2019

Doug Jones, bipartisan colleagues urge Trump to rethink troop withdrawal from Syria

Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Thursday joined a bipartisan group of senators in asking President Trump to reconsider his order to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria, which has allowed Turkey to invade and attack the Kurds, allies in the fight on ISIS.  Jones was joined by senators Joe Manchin, D-WV, Doug Jones, Martha McSally, … Continued
October 18, 2019

Sen. Doug Jones announces child care grant for Troy University students with kids

U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, announced Monday a grant has been awarded to establish child care services for students with children at Troy University.  The $246,526 grant from the U.S. Department of Education will establish a Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program at the university, according to a press release from Jones’s … Continued
October 2, 2019