Illinois' 6th Congressional District

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Casten, Local Leaders Across IL-06 Urge Congressional Leadership to Ensure Equitable Funding in Next COVID-19 Package
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Casten, Local Leaders Across IL-06 Urge Congressional Leadership to Ensure Equitable Funding in Next COVID-19 Package

U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) led a bipartisan letter with 41 Illinois 6th District Mayors, Village Presidents, and County Board Chairs to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urging equitable per-capita distribution of funds to states in the next coronavirus emergency relief package.

Casten Leads Letter Calling on HHS, FDA to Collect Comprehensive Data when Developing a COVID-19 Vaccine
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Casten Leads Letter Calling on HHS, FDA to Collect Comprehensive Data when Developing a COVID-19 Vaccine

U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) led a letter along with 53 of their House colleagues calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to collect and report the aggregate sex, race, and ethnicity data of all participants in COVID-19 vaccine trials.