Dear Friends,
It is my honor and privilege to represent you, your family, your friends, and your neighbors in the House of Delegates in Annapolis for District 39.
District 39 includes Montgomery Village, Washington Grove, and parts of Gaithersburg, Forest Oak, Flower Hill, Germantown, and Clarksburg.
I currently serve as the Parliamentarian of the House of Delegates, and the Chairman of the Health and Social Services Subcommittee on Appropriations.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for any reason. Whether you have a concern or complaint about an issue facing your community, a roadblock in dealing with local or state government, an idea for possible legislation, or if you would like me to come to an event or meeting to discuss issues facing the district or State. I stand ready to work with you for a better District 39, Montgomery County, and Maryland.
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This session I filed legislation to cap out of pocket costs for insulin, as have already passed in Colorado, Illinois, and the Virginia House of Delegates.
The insurance companies are vigorously opposing this legislation, but this week, Carefirst, Maryland's largest private insurance company, issued a statement that there will no longer be any ($0) out of pocket costs for insulin or diabetic supplies.
It's a legislative miracle. 🙂
That being said, I still have a lot of questions about Carefirst's plan, and about the 20% of Marylanders who get their health insurance from companies other than Carefirst.
So, I'm not letting up, but this is a very positive step that will save lives in Maryland.
The insurance companies are vigorously opposing this legislation, but this week, Carefirst, Maryland's largest private insurance company, issued a statement that there will no longer be any ($0) out of pocket costs for insulin or diabetic supplies.
It's a legislative miracle. 🙂
That being said, I still have a lot of questions about Carefirst's plan, and about the 20% of Marylanders who get their health insurance from companies other than Carefirst.
So, I'm not letting up, but this is a very positive step that will save lives in Maryland.
Fran Rothstein's LTE about Maryland's unpatriotic and inappropriate state song was published in today's Washington Post. Three cheers for Fran! Our Confederate-era relic state song refers to President Lincoln as a "despot", refers to the Union Army as "scum", and implores Maryland to secede. What do you think about Maryland's state song? https://sos.maryland.gov/mdkids/Pages/StateSong.aspx
Our state is sticking foster kids in hospital emergency departments or psych wards for weeks and months at a time because they refuse to fund the necessary facilities to care for some of our most vulnerable children.
This needs to end.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-ga-foster-children-hospitals-20200203-i3r5anhvxfgzna44nxhavu6dhe-story.html?fbclid=IwAR2fTjdHBmzCFSZLRizg7zYXKm6Wx65c1ebNVPA7AXdAKzapFQt8g9T9AL0
This needs to end.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-ga-foster-children-hospitals-20200203-i3r5anhvxfgzna44nxhavu6dhe-story.html?fbclid=IwAR2fTjdHBmzCFSZLRizg7zYXKm6Wx65c1ebNVPA7AXdAKzapFQt8g9T9AL0
With nowhere to go, foster children staying on in Maryland hospitals and psychiatric units after treatment
Maryland social services officials have left foster children in hospitals and psychiatric units -- often for weeks at a time -- when there are no group homes or foster families available.
baltimoresun.com
Tonight we will find out the results of the Iowa Caucuses. By no means decisive of anything, it will grant the first set of delegates to the Democratic convention.
I'm pulling for Pete Buttigieg. But I wish all of the candidates luck and thank them for doing something thankless. Running for office at any level is hard on you, your families, your jobs, and your health. Running for President is exponentially harder.
And all of you, and I mean every single one of you, will be head and shoulders better than that heaping trash fire that we currently have.
I'm pulling for Pete Buttigieg. But I wish all of the candidates luck and thank them for doing something thankless. Running for office at any level is hard on you, your families, your jobs, and your health. Running for President is exponentially harder.
And all of you, and I mean every single one of you, will be head and shoulders better than that heaping trash fire that we currently have.
Thank you to The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board for your unequivocal endorsement of my menstrual products in schools legislation.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-0129-mensturation-equity-20200128-dc7m62vrt5btvbqdt5fll67k2u-story.html
https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-0129-mensturation-equity-20200128-dc7m62vrt5btvbqdt5fll67k2u-story.html
Girls menstruate; get over it and put free hygiene products in Maryland schools | COMMENTARY
A Maryland bill would require access to free menstrual hygiene products in elementary and secondary schools.
baltimoresun.com
Join me today at the Giant on Middlebrook Road in Germantown from 12pm - 3pm.
Manna Food Center on Twitter
“We hope you'll brave the weather and join us and 24 elected officials participating today (01/18) and tomorrow (01/19) in our annual MLK food drive at participating Giant stores! #weekendofservice #MLK2020”
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2 days ago
One of the greatest mathematical minds of the 20th century has left us.
Katherine Johnson literally gave us the moon.
May she rest in peace and may her memory be a blessing.
https://t.co/QCly7FcvYC via @nbcnews
One of the greatest mathematical minds of the 20th century has left us.
Katherine Johnson literally gave us the moon.
May she rest in peace and may her memory be a blessing.
https://t.co/QCly7FcvYC via @nbcnews
5 days ago
. @SpeakerAJones releases statement responding to Gov. Hogan’s press conference.
“We cannot just add more criminal laws in the books if the ones we have aren’t being used effectively.” https://t.co/JsBe2cSCvN
. @SpeakerAJones releases statement responding to Gov. Hogan’s press conference.
“We cannot just add more criminal laws in the books if the ones we have aren’t being used effectively.” https://t.co/JsBe2cSCvN
6 days ago
. @Willcsmithjr responds to @GovLarryHogan’s call for him to resign: “I’m not going anywhere.” He says Hogan should “start leading and stop polling.” https://t.co/liGiYnMvvN
. @Willcsmithjr responds to @GovLarryHogan’s call for him to resign: “I’m not going anywhere.” He says Hogan should “start leading and stop polling.” https://t.co/liGiYnMvvN
6 days ago
. @GovLarryHogan is about to hold a press conference and the seats are filled almost entirely with staffers, Republican lawmakers and state troopers. #mdga20 https://t.co/nphECa2oXI
. @GovLarryHogan is about to hold a press conference and the seats are filled almost entirely with staffers, Republican lawmakers and state troopers. #mdga20 https://t.co/nphECa2oXI
1 week ago
@wmata I appreciate the support of these Montgomery County delegates from Districts 18, 19, 20 and 39.
@EmilyShetty @jaredssolomon @alfredcarr
@DelegateStewart @Del_Cullison @LCharkoudian @JheanelleW @DavidMoon2014 @LesleyJLopez @DelegateReznik @GabrielAceveroI
@wmata I appreciate the support of these Montgomery County delegates from Districts 18, 19, 20 and 39.
@EmilyShetty @jaredssolomon @alfredcarr
@DelegateStewart @Del_Cullison @LCharkoudian @JheanelleW @DavidMoon2014 @LesleyJLopez @DelegateReznik @GabrielAceveroI