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BATON ROUGE -- Woman's Hospital in Louisiana is now the sixth recipient in the state to distribute Maternal Health and Newborn Supply Kits.
These kits are part of the Maternal Health and Newborn Supply Kit program, a joint venture between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Baby2Baby, a non-profit.
START, LA - Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest more than $2.4 million in improving healthcare across Louisiana’s Fifth District. The funding is targeted to rural communities and will be dispersed through the USDA’s Rural Development Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) today issued the following statement on her meeting with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough to discuss the proposed closure of the Alexandria VA Hospital.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On a 376-47 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 4738, The COVID-19 American History Project Act by Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05).
"This legislation is about healing and hope after the tremendous losses that our country experienced over the past two years," Letlow said. "It sends a clear message to the American people that we are finally moving past this pandemic."
“ . . . we urge you to reconsider the closure of the Alexandria VAMC. This facility is critical for veterans across Louisiana and the detrimental effects of its closure would be immeasurable.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) today released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs releasing a report recommending the closure of VA medical facility in Alexandria.