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WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Tom Reed and Congressman Josh Gottheimer, along with 26 of their colleagues within the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, sent a letter to Congressional leadership and President Trump urging both sides to work together to get a bipartisan COVID-19 relief deal across the finish line as soon as possible.

WASHINGTON— With more than 215,000 Americans dead and the deficit hitting a record $3.1 trillion, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause terrible human and economic loss across the United States. To better confront the economic fallout sparked by the pandemic, the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsed a set of budget principles to get the federal deficit back on track once the COVID-19 crisis comes to an end.

Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus formally endorsed the H.R. 1407, the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act. The bipartisan bill would waive the five-month Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) waiting period for people with ALS. Due to the more than 40 Members cosponsored on the bill, the Caucus easily acheived endorsement where more than 75 percent of the 50-member caucus agreed to support the bill.

WASHINGTON - Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsed the bipartisan Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act – a bill that would provide grant funding to conduct behavioral health crisis response training for law enforcement departments at the state, local, and tribal level

WASHINGTON - Today, Tuesday, September 15, 2020, the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus – 25 Democrats and 25 Republicans -- unveiled its "March To Common Ground" framework to help break the gridlock on the latest COVID-19 relief package and encourage negotiators to get back to the table.

The 50-member bipartisan Caucus, led by Co-Chairs Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Tom Reed (R-NY), developed and came together in support of the framework after extensive listening to constituents and outreach to stakeholders over the past six weeks.

WASHINGTON – This week, the Co-Chairs of the Problem Solvers Caucus Reps. Tom Reed and Josh Gottheimer released a Counterpoint using the new platform A Starting Point (ASP). ASP was launched earlier this summer by actors Mark Kassen and Chris Evans as a place for bipartisan civic engagement.

WASHINGTON-Today, the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus released the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus officially endorsed the COVID Preparedness, Response, and Effective Planning for Advanced Requirements by the Executive Branch (PREPARE) Act, a bill that would require federal agencies to submit a report to Congress on the steps they are taking to respond to a potential resurgence of COVID-19, including measurable goals, anticipated challe

WASHINGTON - Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus officially endorsed the Food Safety Modernization for Innovative Technologies Act, a bill that formalizes a regulatory framework for food derived from cell-cultured technology. If signed into law, the bill would leverage the lab and food safety oversight expertise of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure Americans are kept safe as cell-cultured meat technologies progress.

WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan, bicameral Great American Outdoors Act, one of Congress' most significant investments in environmental conservation in a generation.

WASHINGTON - Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus officially endorsed the Great American Outdoors Act, a landmark conservation bill that will help ensure public lands are protected and preserved. The bipartisan legislation passed the Senate 73-25 and if signed into law would provide full, permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at a level of $900 million every year and address the approximately $20 billion maintenance backlog on federal public lands.