Washington, Feb. 11 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), joined by Reps. Sharice Davids (D-KA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), led a bipartisan effort demanding that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services immediately restart specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth within the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, using funding Congress has already appropriated and directed for that purpose.
In a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Members wrote that the Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill "directs HHS to support the 988 Lifeline's Press...