Equality
Amid an extremist Supreme Court majority, Congresswoman Crockett is determined to file and pass safeguards for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community. Crockett works to protect our nation’s most vulnerable individuals and is fighting to protect same sex marriage, LGBTQIA+ identifying children in schools and fighting against employment discrimination. In the ever-continued pursuit of justice, Crockett demands that discrimination and bigotry in any form are treated as crimes.
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) issued the following response to Texas-based U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen's ruling against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, (CA-37), and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) released the following statement condemning House Republicans for refusing to consider their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) amendment in the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense appropriations package. This amendment would have helped preserve DEIA programming and initiatives at the Department of Defense (DOD).
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) released the following statement following the announcement of a social services grant in the amount of $1,489,413 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Head Start of Greater Dallas.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) joined Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Rep. Greg Casar (TX-35) and the entire Texas Democratic delegation to urge the Biden Administration to quickly intervene and pause Texas' Medicaid redetermination process until the Administration can take corrective action to ensure the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) comes into full compliance with federal Medicaid requirements.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) joined Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and her fellow Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Chairman James Comer urging Committee Republicans to join Committee Democrats in conducting a serious investigation into dangerous prison conditions across the country.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) sent a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough requesting information regarding recent reports by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) detailing racial and ethnic disparities with the Department of Veteran Affairs’ (VA) compensation with disability benefits. Of particular concern is the Department's low-approval rate for non-Hispanic Black Veterans, which from 2010-2020 was 61% versus 75% for White veterans.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) announced her introduction of a resolution recognizing August as Minority Mental Health Month.
Challenges in mental health are a significant issue facing Americans at all ages. In 2022, 9 out of 10 adults said they believed that there’s a mental health crisis in the US today. At the same time, racial minorities experience greater mental health disparities at an alarming rate across the country. This includes fewer minorities receiving treatment for mental health illnesses.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) released the following statement following the decision from Travis County District Judge Jessica Mangrum barring the state from enforcing its stringent abortion ban on women who suffer from dangerous pregnancy complications.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) released the following statement following the news that two migrants, including a child, were found dead on or near Gov. Greg Abbott's anti-migrant buoys in the Rio Grande along the Texas border.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) released the following statement following the news of the federal indictment of former president Donald Trump for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol.
"Today, the most-indicted president in American history has just added new criminal charges to his rap sheet.