Moments ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a bill designed to help address the national health and economic crises facing the country due to the spread of the coronavirus. The...
As a young adult who has had their life shifted and uprooted in a number of ways, the last place I expected it to happen again was my educational, and young adult life, during my last semester of college when...
Headlines I see in the second to third weeks of March: “WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic” “NYC coronavirus death toll reaches 26” “Coronavirus Sparks Layoffs Across New York Region” These headlines you see above barely capture the reality...
I was diagnosed with Graves’ disease nine years ago. Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that makes one’s immune system or antibodies attack the thyroid and causes the thyroid to make more hormones than the body needs. Most mornings, I...
With the burgeoning nationwide spread of COVID-19, the Department of Health and Human Services must use all the tools at its disposal to combat the growing crisis. Consumers without insurance face cost barriers that delay their receipt of necessary care...
Young Invincibles sent a letter to Speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, and Minority Leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer detailing our policy recommendations for any subsequent legislative stimulus package to...
Young Invincibles’ California office launched its Spring 2020 cohort of the Young Advocates program, our 15-week paid policy and advocacy fellowship, where young Californians learn how to build campaigns for change on their campuses and across the state. To learn...
With the world facing a health and economic crisis from the widespread outbreak of the coronavirus, Young Invincibles is calling on President Donald Trump to immediately suspend all required payments of public student loans for six months and all call...
Last night, Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) introduced legislation to combat...
Today, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear Texas v. California, a lawsuit seeking to strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in its entirety, including protections for people with pre-existing conditions and coverage for 20 million people. The 5th...