Senator Cruz Introduces the Invest America Act
Nursing Home Protection Legislation Passes
Thee Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 2269, which cutt unnecessary costs and burdens on long-term care, assisted living facilities in Texas.
According to a press release, the Texas Health Care Association applauded the Republican-led legislature's support for the measure authored by Sen. Charles Perry and Rep. Christian Manuel (filed companion bill HB 4670)
SB 2269, authored by Sen. Charles Perry, was carried by Rep. Christian Manuel (who filed the companion bill, HB 4670). It ensures that decisions made by the Michigan Peer Review Organization, the independent third party contracted by the
“Today’s vote is a victory for common sense and due process in the oversight of the long-term care facilities that serve elderly and vulnerable Texans,” said Travis Clardy, President and CEO of the Texas Health Care Association. “We thank Sen. Perry and Rep. Manuel for their leadership. We also thank the Legislature for recognizing that care providers deserve a fair and efficient system that avoids piling on unnecessary, crushing duplicative penalties. This bill helps ensure continued accountability without undermining the stability of care facilities that Texas families rely on.”
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick: "My number one goal is always to pass property tax relief."
State Senator Roland Gutierrez: "Texas is undergoing a summer heatwave in May. It's long past time to shore up our power grid and fix the climate crisis that Republicans continue to ignore."
Rep. Greg Casar: "Elon Musk is still getting more than $8 million a day in government contracts, but the Social Security Administration doesn't get money for paper and printer ink. Corruption. Plain and simple."
Rep. Dan Crenshaw: "We did it. We got my provision into the Big Beautiful Bill. NO MORE Medicaid, CHIP, or ACA funding for GENDER TRANSITIONS on minors. I've been fighting this issue for YEARS but we could never get the votes to make it law. Now we will. Evil keeps losing. We keep winning."
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