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(Rochester, NY) – Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced that $5.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been awarded to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) over a five-year period to support students pursuing the cybersecurity field. This grant will fund the CyberCorps Scholarships program, supporting an addition of 24 new scholars.

(Rochester, NY) – Today, Congressman Joe Morelle joined community partners to announce $501 million in funding for initiatives addressing the opioid crisis. The investment was passed in the House of Representatives as part of a fiscal year 2020 appropriations package – now, it is imperative that the Senate and President join the House in supporting this critical funding.

(Rochester, NY) – Today, Congressman Joe Morelle and Congresswoman Doris Matsiu (D-CA) announced legislation, named in honor of the late Louise Slaughter, to provide more resources, training, and technical assistance to address gender discrimination in education throughout the United States. The Patsy T. Mink and Louise M.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Representative Morelle along with representatives Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN),), Van Taylor (R-TX), Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN), Donna Shalala (D-FL), and Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-OH) introduced the bipartisan Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act.

Investments help fight the opioid epidemic, protect our natural resources, support our veterans, and improve our nation's infrastructure

Announcement comes on the heels of recent Democrat and Chronicle report of a Rochester man selling undetectable "g

(Rochester, NY) – Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced that he has joined House colleagues in passing the first Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 appropriations package, H.R. 2740. This package includes funding for Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, Energy and Water Development, State-Foreign Operations, and Defense that invest in the future of America's hardworking families.

(Rochester, NY) – Today, Congressman Joe Morelle condemned the soaring and artificial price of prescription diabetes medication in the greater Rochester area. A recent report from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, commissioned by Rep.