SENATOR RIVERA ACROSS THE COUNTRY

SENATOR RIVERA JOINS US SENATOR MARKEY, REPRESENTATIVE KHANNA IN SUPPORT OF THE STATE-BASED UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ACT

Last week, Senator Rivera joined Congressman Ro Khanna of California and Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts as they announced the introduction of their State-Based Universal Health Care Act (SBUHCA). The SBUHCA will allow states that have passed legislation creating a state-based, universal healthcare program to go into effect without federal red tape.

With the passage of the federal reconciliation bill depriving people of healthcare coverage, defunding healthcare institutions and programs, and making states responsible for a larger share of their healthcare spending, Senator Rivera strongly believes that this is the right time for this piece of legislation, which will support the implementation of the New York Health Act (S3425), his groundbreaking legislation to create a single-payer plan for New York residents and employees.

“I’m proud to stand with my colleagues in D.C. who have introduced a brilliant bill to enable states to establish universal healthcare systems with support from the federal government. I assure my fellow New Yorkers that we could establish a single payer system through the NY Health Act without a federal waiver, but the State-Based Universal Health Care Act would make that process far more seamless and ultimately, make healthcare more accessible and affordable and fix our broken healthcare system,” said Senator Rivera.

Watch a reel about this important announcement here.

SENATOR RIVERA ATTENDS NALEO'S 42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE

This week, Senator Rivera attended the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. NALEO is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization that facilitates full Latino participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service.

During the conference, Senator Rivera attended panels where issues that ranged from Medicaid's future to AI Regulations & Technology Developments, the current landscape of the Latino electorate, and Latino financial entrepreneurship among others, were discussed in the framework of their impact on our country's diverse Latino communities.

SENATOR RIVERA RELEASES STATEMENT ON CMS ANNOUNCEMENT TO DISCONTINUE CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN COVERED BY MEDICAID AND CHIP PROGRAM

Last week, Senator Gustavo Rivera attended B.R.A.G's (Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence) Annual BBQ. B.R.A.G. is courageously addressing the gun violence epidemic in his district.

Anti-violence programs help young people make the right choices to keep all of our neighbors safer and Senator Rivera has proudly secured more than $500,000 dollars for B.R.A.G since 2020.