@PAAGPac

Advocating on behalf of the population sciences

 Washington, DC
populationassociation.org
Joined April 2013
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Attention @PopAssocAmerica members--PAA proud to sponsor 2024 Rally for Medical Research, Sept 19, in Washington, DC. Register & join others in advocating for @NIH funding. rallyformedicalresearch.org

Home - Rally for Medical Research

Join advocates from around the country for the 2026 Rally for Medical Research! The Hill Day will take place on Thursday, September 17, with advocates ... Read moreHome

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Census Rethinking How To Count Disability Population disabilityscoop.com/2024/08/…

Census Rethinking How To Count Disability Population

After facing an uproar for trying to change the way it counts the number of Americans with disabilities, the Census Bureau will meet with advocates concerned about the potential for a severe underc...

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NIH reorganization unlikely to happen this Congress, analysts say rollcall.com/2024/08/15/nih-…

NIH reorganization unlikely to happen this Congress, analysts say

House and Senate Republicans have floated separate plans to reorganize the National Institutes of Health, but the efforts are unlikely to go anywhere this Congress, say multiple Capitol Hill staffers...

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Reminding @PopAssocAmerica @popcenters members to respond to current action alert re FY 25 funding bills. Tell Congress to fund and protect Federal statistical and scientific research agencies. Go to this link to view & send: p2a.co/Hteidlr
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Mary Jo Hoeksema retweeted
March of Dimes@MarchofDimes12 Jul 2024
Join @MarchofDimes @PopAssocAmerica @PopCenters on July 22nd at 3:30 PM for an in-person briefing at 2044 Rayburn on #MaternalMortality with our expert panel. RSVP and learn about the progress being made to prevent maternal mortality! bit.ly/4czHGqv
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Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power apnews.com/article/immigrati… @PopAssocAmerica @popcenters opposehttps://www.populationassociation.org/viewdocument/letter-opposing-hr-7109-the-equal

Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power

Civil rights groups and Democratic lawmakers are concerned about a push by some House Republicans to include a citizenship question on the once-a-decade census.

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Mary Jo Hoeksema retweeted
PRB@PRBdata30 Apr 2024
🎉 BIG, EXCITING NEWS! 🎉 PRB is thrilled to announce that Jennifer D. Sciubba (@JenniferSciubba) will be our next president and chief executive officer. She begins her new role tomorrow, May 1. Read the full press release here: bit.ly/3Wl66P9
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New census data hints at an urban population revival, assisted by immigration brookings.edu/articles/new-c…

New census data hints at an urban population revival, assisted by immigration | Brookings

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Enjoyed meeting w/ WI congressional delegation as part of ⁦@COSSADC⁩ 2024 Social Science Advocacy Day! Thx to ⁦@PopAssocAmerica⁩ member Dr. DeLessio-Parson for being so effective & fun! #COSSA2024
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Today is @COSSADC Social Science Advocacy Day! Get involved @PopAssocAmerica @PopCenters by writing your member of Congress to encourage funding for Federal stats & scientific agencies: cossa.org/action-center/aler… #COSSA2024
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Analysis: How NSF’s budget got hammered | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/…

Analysis: How NSF’s budget got hammered

Final 2024 spending bill included an unprecedented cut for an agency promised rapid growth

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Great @PopAssocAmerica & @PopCenters 2024 Advocacy Day! 60 meetings on Capitol Hill.
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The Census Bureau is dropping a controversial proposal to change disability statistics

After public outcries, the U.S. Census Bureau says it's no longer moving ahead with proposed survey changes that could have shrunk a key estimated rate of disability in the U.S. by about 40%.

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Eddie Bernice Johnson’s immutable legacy on American science  thehill.com/opinion/congress…

Eddie Bernice Johnson’s immutable legacy on American science 

We’ve lost a giant in the passing of Eddie Bernice Johnson.

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FIgure 1. US annual population growth for years 1990-01 to 2022-23 brookings.edu/interactive/fi…
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Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson was a visionary, a pioneer, and a fighter. Doug and I are thinking of her family, her community, members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and all of those whose lives she impacted. Read my full statement on her passing:
Statement By Vice President Kamala Harris on The Passing of Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/12/31/statement-by-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-the-passing-of-congresswoman-eddie-bernice-johnson/

ALT Statement By Vice President Kamala Harris on The Passing of Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/12/31/statement-by-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-the-passing-of-congresswoman-eddie-bernice-johnson/

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America has a life expectancy crisis. But it’s not a political priority. washingtonpost.com/health/20…

America has a life expectancy crisis. But it’s not a political priority.

No national strategy exists to reverse a years-long slide that has left the United States trailing peer nations in life expectancy.

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It’s time to step up efforts to maximize the CHIPS and Science Act rollcall.com/2023/12/01/its-…
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Figure 3. Past and projected US population growth for decades 1950-2100 brookings.edu/interactive/fi…

Figure 3. Past and projected US population growth for decades 1950-2100 | Brookings

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Congrats ⁦@DHSgov⁩ new Office of Homeland Security Statistics! ⁦@PopAssocAmerica⁩ ⁦@PopCenters⁩ ⁦@PAAGPac⁩ happy to be here to celebrate w/us chief statistician & DHS officials!
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