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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) introduced the Public Health Air Quality Act of 2025. This bill will increase air pollution monitoring and improve public health by expanding community-level sensors and requiring real-time, accessible data so people, especially in overburdened communities, can better understand and respond to pollution that harms their health.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. announced that the U.S. The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health has awarded more than $3 million to eight organizations nationwide for a new initiative to demonstrate policy effectiveness to promote Black youth mental health. Southeast Louisiana will receive a total of $400,000 under one grant for the Institute of Woman and Ethnic Studies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. commemorated Women’s Equality Day 2022 by reiterating his commitment to fight for reproductive freedoms for all women.