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July 25, 2017

U.S. bishop urges Senate to remedy health care after vote to proceed

A rainbow shines over the U.S. Capitol in Washington July 24. U.S. Senate voted 51-50 to proceed with health care debate July 25.

WASHINGTON – After the Senate voted July 25 to proceed with the health care debate, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, urged senators of both parties to "work together to advance changes that serve the common good."

Published in International
May 5, 2017

U.S. bishops' committee chairman: Fix flaws in American Health Care Act

President Donald Trump gathers with Vice President Mike Pence and congressional Republicans at the White House in Washington May 4 after the House of Representatives approved a repeal of major parts of the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a Republican health care bill.

WASHINGTON– The American Health Care Act that passed by a four-vote margin May 4 in the House has "major defects," said Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Social Development.

Published in International
March 30, 2017

Bishop concerned U.S. won't meet carbon emission goals after Trump order

The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen behind the smokestacks of the only coal-burning power plant in Washington in this March 10, 2014, file photo.

WASHINGTON– President Donald Trump's executive order calling for a review of the Clean Power Plan jeopardizes environmental protections and moves the country away from a national carbon standard to help meet domestic and international goals to ease greenhouse gas emissions, said the chairman of a U.S. bishops' committee.

Published in International