Price Gouging, Deaf Cards, Baby Formula

O’Halleran Votes to Pass Price Gouging Prevention Act
Source: U.S. Representative Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ, 1st)
May 20, 2022
“Amidst global market instability from COVID-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we’ve seen record-high fuel prices at the pump, and rural Arizonans, who drive more miles than most to get groceries, take kids to school, and go to the doctor, are suffering,” said O’Halleran who, represents one of the largest congressional districts in America. “At the same time, we’ve seen oil companies make record profits and prioritize stock buybacks over investing in lowering prices for American families. I’m glad the House has passed this measure that holds oil companies, fuel wholesalers, and bad actors accountable, and prohibits price gouging that leads to artificially high prices.”
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Governor DeWine Unveils New Communication Card to Help Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals Communicate with Law Enforcement
Source: Ohio Governor’s Office
May 20, 2022
The new card, which can be downloaded onto a phone or printed and stored inside a vehicle, wallet, or purse, includes various pictures that deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals can point to in order to help them more easily communicate during interactions with law enforcement.
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Rep. Omar Leads Letter Calling for Investigation into Baby Formula Shortage
Source: U.S. Representative Lihan Omar (D-MN, 6th)
May 20, 2022
“We are writing to urge the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to work with relevant federal agencies to investigate the U.S. baby formula industry and study any unfair or unsustainable practices, like deceptive marketing, price gouging, and stock buybacks, that may be weakening our nutritional formula supply and ultimately harming our constituents,” the members wrote.
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Overturning Roe Vs. Wade...and MORE, from The Ponder!

Today's News for the Week Prior and Up to May 6, 2022

Uterine cancer deaths are rising in the United States, and are highest among Black women
Source: National Institutes of Health
May 5, 2022
Deaths from uterine cancer are rising in the United States, and are highest among non-Hispanic Black women, according to a new study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The higher death rates are related to the rising incidence of aggressive subtypes of uterine cancer.The researchers found that, from 2010 to 2017, deaths of women from all racial and ethnic groups from uterine cancer overall increased 1.8% per year. Deaths from non-endometroid subtypes of uterine cancer—which are more aggressive than endometrioid cancers—increased by 2.7% per year, whereas endometrioid cancer mortality rates were stable during this period. Black women had more than twice the rate of deaths from uterine cancer overall and of non-endometrioid subtypes compared to other racial and ethnic groups.
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NILC Statement on the Supreme Court Majority Draft Opinion Overturning Roe v. Wade
Source: National Immigration Law Center
May 3, 2022
“The National Immigration Law Center stands in solidarity with leaders in the fight to ensure equitable and safe access to life-saving health care, which includes access to abortion and other reproductive health care services. We will continue to fight for our fundamental rights to be protected under the law."
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Nurses: Likely Supreme Court ruling on reproductive rights poses major threat to patients’ health, security
Source: National Nurses United
May 3, 2022
“Nurses will stand with women and gender justice supporters across this country to oppose political, legal, and employer restrictions on women’s health services, including the right to reproductive and other family planning services,” said NNU President Jean Ross, RN.
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National Right to Life on the Politico Article Regarding Supreme Court Draft Opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson
Source: National Right to Life Committee
May 2, 2022
In response to the Politico article claiming to have a copy of the initial draft of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, National Right to Life agrees with the statement of Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch who said, “We will let the Supreme Court speak for itself and wait for the Court’s official opinion.”
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