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Improving Access to Care by Strengthening Rural Family Caregiving

October 12, 2026

BY: Regan McManus

Lutheran Services in America partnered with the National Alliance for Caregiving to produce a new video series that features stories from family caregivers in rural areas. Caregivers share key insights about what it takes to succeed in their roles and the changes that are needed to improve support to ensure quality access to care for people in rural communities.

With current workforce shortages, especially in rural areas, the role of family caregivers is essential to ensure access to quality care so that older adults can remain in their homes and communities while receiving the care they need. The videos featuring rural family caregivers, highlight the challenges caregivers navigate, the strength and resilience they bring to their roles, changes needed to improve support and access to care.

The series is designed to ensure that lived experience of caregivers doesn’t simply inform the conversation but rather helps to shape the solutions. These videos are intended to be a resource for Lutheran Services in America members, their partners, policymakers, advocates, and community leaders working to strengthen aging and caregiving supports.

Organizations are encouraged to use and share the videos as a tool to bring caregiver voice directly into conversations and decision-making to strengthen quality access to care. The videos can be used in the following ways:

  • Ensure staff, board, and leadership discussions are grounded in the lived realities of rural family caregivers and considered especially in the context of workforce shortages particularly acute in rural areas.
  • Inform program planning and service design by encouraging reflection on the challenges and opportunities that exist to better address gaps in caregiving supports.
  • Support training and professional development by helping staff better understand the strengths, challenges, and realities of rural caregiving in their communities.
  • Strengthen policy and advocacy conversations by connecting policy priorities and systems-level challenges to the experiences of real caregivers to key policy debates including through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
  • Engage partners and community stakeholders in discussions about where greater investment, collaboration, or systems change is needed to strengthen access to quality care in rural communities.

Watch and share the series to help shape stronger, more responsive systems of support that consider the role of rural caregivers to improve outcomes for older adults.

Regan McManus is Senior Director of Aging Initiatives at Lutheran Services in America.

The Power of the Lab: Where the Work Began and Why It Matters

June 15, 2026

BY: Renada Johnson

Ten years ago, the Results Innovation Lab began with a belief that still guides the work today: children and families are better supported when leaders learn together, use data differently, and stay focused on what families need to thrive.

The Results Network annual convening, which took place last month at Bethel New Life in Chicago, brought together more than 50 leaders from 17 organizations and 14 states across the Lutheran Services in America network. As Lutheran Services in America marks the 10-year anniversary of the Results Innovation Lab, this convening reminded us of where the work began and why it still matters.

What did we learn?

  1. Peer learning helps teams see what they cannot see alone.

The Results Network brings leaders together to leverage data, test ideas, learn in community, and move from intention to impact. For the past 10 years, the Lab’s collaborative learning model has created space for leaders to learn with and from one another, implement small tests of change, and apply what they are learning in real time. As one longtime Results Network participant reflected, “The last eight years and this group have provided me more growth than any other experience I have had. It has given me strength and courage and the resilience to keep going.”

  1. Resilience has to be built into the way we work.

Throughout the convening, resilience was not treated as a separate topic from the work. It was part of the work itself. Workforce conditions are not separate from family outcomes. The way organizations support their teams affects how families experience services, how strategies are implemented, and how prevention efforts take root. Dr. Darius Tandon, professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, explored with participants the mounting pressures facing the health and human services field and offered practical frameworks and evidence-based strategies for building workforce resilience, including community co-design principles and stress management intervention.

  1. Co-creating solutions with staff strengthens outcomes.

Participants prioritized workforce best practices such as aligning resources to more efficiently support workforce and co-creating solutions with staff. Lutheran Social Services of New York now has all levels of program staff participating in their Solutions Lab and ongoing development of an internal quality assurance tool. At Lutheran Child and Family Services of Indiana/Kentucky, the entire team is now involved in data reporting to increase understanding of the importance and use of data with funders and partners to sustain programs. So far, this has led to 63% of annual goals being met within the first quarter and a noticeable decrease in stress from the team.

  1. Lived experience strengthens strategy.

When leaders listen to the people closest to the work and the people most impacted by systems, strategies become more responsive, practical, and sustainable. Bethel New Life brought together a panel of local leaders to share stories of grassroots partnership and key principles that can apply to other organizations. Panelists reflected on what it means for lived experience to shape programs and strategies, not just respond to them. They also challenged leaders to consider what it looks like when work is done with communities, rather than to communities.

  1. Prevention requires attention to both strategy and workforce.

The Results Network continues to focus on developing and strengthening the prevention continuum. Teams participated in a gallery walk where they shared their Resilience and Results Plans with one another. Bethel New Life shared how they recently developed a community ambassador role to increase referrals from community partners and build trust with families. Lutheran Services in Iowa highlighted plans to leverage staff skills developed through training to increase staff confidence in providing preventative services and increase access to preventative home visiting services across the state.

The convening closed with teams naming what they would carry forward from the year and identifying commitments to strengthen their work, including increasing intentional listening practices to elevate community voice, strengthening transformational partnerships, and holding team members accountable to reflection and curiosity. When leaders learn together, communities can help shape the work, and organizations stay focused on creating the conditions that help children and families thrive.

Renada Johnson is Senior Director of Children, Youth & Family Initiatives at Lutheran Services in America.

Major Policy Developments Shaping Medicaid, Housing and Workforce

June 15, 2026

BY: Sue Polis and Sarah Dobson

With midterm elections within sight this November, Congress will be working ahead of the August recess with a focus on our key policy priorities, including:

  • Medicaid: Reconciliation 3.0 poses more risk to Medicaid coverage and access
  • Expanding access to affordable housing: 21st Century Road to Housing Act – will the Senate Act?
  • Addressing health and direct service workforce shortages

More Medicaid Cuts?

Reconciliation 3.0

Federal policymakers are increasingly turning their attention to finding savings through additional healthcare cuts including to Medicaid to generate savings as the war with Iran continues. As part of a potential third reconciliation package (“Reconciliation 3.0”), which could advance later this summer, provisions related to Medicaid could include new program integrity measures and eligibility restrictions that could reduce coverage. This is on top of the significant cuts and program changes enacted as part of the first reconciliation bill, HR 1, which are still unfolding.

States Implement Work Requirements

At the same time, new federal guidance from CMS is moving forward with expanded work reporting requirements, which will require more frequent eligibility verification and potentially limit exemptions for medically frail individuals. Together, these developments increase administrative burdens for providers and create new barriers for patients in maintaining coverage. We encourage members to stay engaged and make their voices heard.

Take Action: Join your peers in telling Congress “no more cuts to Medicaid”. You can use our quick and easy advocacy tool to write your lawmakers and urge them to oppose any further cuts to Medicaid.

Expanding Access to Affordable Housing

House Advances Road to Housing

The House recently passed the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, marking a significant step toward addressing the nation’s affordable housing shortage. While the legislation includes efforts to promote local zoning reforms and expand housing development, the House-passed version eliminated proposed incentive programs.

Now What?

Attention now turns to the Senate, where leaders have indicated that additional work is needed before a final agreement can be reached.

Yes in God’s Backyard

At the same time, we continue to advocate for “Yes In God’s Backyard” (YIGBY) legislation, which aims to   ease faith‑based land conversions for affordable housing development. Action on this effort is increasingly moving to the various states, with eight states having already passed some version of this bill, including Washington, California, Oregon, Minnesota, Maryland, Hawaii, Florida, and most recently in Virginia.

Addressing the Workforce Shortage

Because workforce shortages remain a significant concern across the health and human services sector, we continue to support efforts to strengthen the pipeline of healthcare and direct support professionals, including by removing barriers for internationally trained workers through the Healthcare Workforce Innovation Act.

Nursing Professional Designation Downgraded

At the federal level, a new policy change excludes most nursing programs from the definition of a “professional degree.” This action has prompted a lawsuit from major nursing organizations. If upheld, the change could limit access to federal student loans for advanced nursing education, with potential downstream effects on workforce supply at a time when shortages are already acute.

We will continue to monitor these developments closely and keep you informed as the policy environment evolves in the months ahead.

Sue Polis is Vice President of Public Relations and Government Affairs at Lutheran Services in America. Sarah Dobson is Senior Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at Lutheran Services in America.

Here We Stand: Coming Together with New Resources

May 14, 2026

BY: Sarah Dobson

On April 23, Lutheran Services in America network members from our Policy and Advocacy Committee, the Disability Network, and the board of directors convened in Washington, D.C., for a day of meetings with Congressional offices. Nineteen member organizations were represented, and over 40 meetings were conducted in total.

Our Asks? No more cuts to Medicaid. Support for Workforce and Housing.

As part of our recent re-launch of our Here We Stand campaign to protect Medicaid, network members went to the Hill with three primary asks:

What can you do?

This is a pivotal moment as we work on two fronts:

  • Federal: Congress is considering a third budget reconciliation bill that may mean even deeper cuts to Medicaid. Learn more and take action.
  • State-level efforts: Whether your state is already working on implementation of H.R. 1 provisions including work reporting requirements and limitations from provider tax constraints, state budgets are tightening and most will be trying to do more with less.

Also consider the following:

  • 5/21: Join our May Capitol Conversations webinar to learn more about future budget reconciliation efforts.
  • Sign-up for one-on-one consultation to review updated Here We Stand. Resources and options for action. to review updated Here We Stand. Resources and options for action.
  • Use our new Here We Stand resources to engage with lawmakers and the media. Materials include:
    • Medicaid Brief: Backgrounder on state fiscal challenges, Medicaid program integrity and waste, fraud and abuse.
    • Action Guide: Suggested ways you can engage policymakers at the state or federal levels.
    • Medicaid FAQs: Frequently asked questions and answers about the importance of Medicaid, policy impacts, and the Here We Stand campaign.
    • Messaging for Federal Lawmakers: Suggested messaging for meetings with members of Congress (House and Senate).
    • Messaging for State Lawmakers: Suggested talking points for your meetings/engagements with state lawmakers and officials.

Please contact the Lutheran Services in America government relations and public policy team:

Sue Polis
Sarah Dobson
Bill Kallestad
Kylie Bowlds

Support with communications efforts:

Christopher Findlay

 

Sarah Dobson is Senior Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at Lutheran Services in America.

What We’re Expecting in 2026: Takeaways from our Capitol Conversations

January 29, 2026

BY: Kylie Bowlds

As 2026 begins, many forces, especially in changes to federal policy, are further shaping an already challenging landscape. With a one-seat Republican majority in the House, will compromise be the order of the day? That question looms, along with a key government funding deadline, and rising concerns about further impacts in access to care with the ACA tax credits expired. In our January Capitol Conversations webinar, we examined federal policy developments across our three priority areas — Medicaid, workforce, and health and housing — with a clear takeaway: decisions in Washington will have immediate, real-world impacts on providers and the communities they serve. Here are three key takeaways:

Medicaid and Behavioral Health: Medicaid remains a key focus, particularly as states move forward with implementing new work requirements and managing constraints on provider taxes, which in many states take effect later this year. Speakers also highlighted the recent reversal of SAMHSA grant cancellations that would have affected mental health and addiction treatment providers – and concern that we may see more sudden funding shifts ahead. Moreover, with Congress expected to finalize government funding by January 30 even with strong Democratic opposition to further funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), speakers emphasized close monitoring of funding decisions and the critical role of provider advocacy in shaping outcomes.

Workforce: Workforce shortages across health care and long-term services and supports continue to draw attention. Several immigration-related bills — including the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, Strengthening Our Workforce Act, Dream Act of 2025, and Dignity Act — aim to bolster the workforce while maintaining system integrity. While bipartisan interest remains, momentum may slow as midterm elections approach, making provider engagement especially important.

Health and Housing: Speakers discussed recent Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) disruptions related to Continuum of Care funding – although 12-months of continued funding is part of the Transportation and Housing funding bill, which is expected to pass.  At the same time, speakers noted cautious optimism around the bipartisan Road to Housing Act, which could advance later this year and would strengthen coordinated, evidence-based responses to homelessness.

Across all issues, speakers stressed the importance of grounding advocacy in lived experience and maintaining strong relationships with policymakers. Now more than ever: stay engaged, stay informed, and stay grounded in your communities.

 

Kylie Bowlds is an Issue Education & External Relations Associate at Lutheran Services in America. 

Announcing Our New Standing Public Policy and Advocacy Committee

October 21, 2025

BY: Sarah Dobson

We’re pleased to announce the formal launch of our Public Policy and Advocacy Committee, transitioning from a successful one-year pilot into a permanent body that will guide and elevate our network’s federal policy agenda.

This marks a key step in advancing our shared mission. Building on the “Here We Stand” campaign, the committee will amplify our national advocacy efforts and reflect the diversity and expertise of our network, bringing together 20 leaders from across our network working in health, housing, aging, child and family services and disability.

The committee will focus on priority issues like Medicaid, affordable housing, and workforce development, while also exploring how data, AI, and emerging technologies can strengthen service delivery. It will help shape our federal policy positions and support coordinated advocacy across member organizations.

We’ll also leverage members’ connections to anchor strategic meetings with lawmakers, especially those in leadership or on key committees, alongside network members from the same states or districts. These engagements will support both federal and state-level advocacy.

At a time when public trust in institutions is waning, our “Here We Stand” polling offers both encouragement and direction: a majority of Americans trust faith-based providers to deliver high-quality care. This committee will help us lean into that trust by lifting up our collective voice, demonstrating impact, and deepening our commitment to the people and communities we serve.

The committee consists of:

  • Michelle Angalet, Chief Operating Officer, Inspiritus
  • Salah Ansary, Regional Director, Lutheran Community Services Northwest
  • LaSharnda Beckwith, President & CEO, Lutheran Social Services of Southern California
  • Murray Chanow, Sr. VP of Brand & Public Affairs, Upbring
  • Stephanie Chedid, President & CEO, Luther Manor
  • Héctor Colón, President & CEO, Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
  • Anne Dennis-Choi, President & CEO, AK Child & Family
  • Maria Foschia, CEO, Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
  • Shelly Griffith, CEO, Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center
  • Chris Koenig, President & CEO, Niagara Lutheran Health System, Inc.
  • Adam Marles, President & CEO, Lutheran Senior Services
  • Amy Moore, VP of External Relations , Ascentria
  • Tara Muir, Advocacy & Government Relations Coordinator , Immanuel
  • Margaret Nimmo, Chief Strategy Officer, enCircle
  • Joan Plump, Chief of Staff, Gemma Services
  • Mark Stutrud, President & CEO, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
  • Erin Sutton, Senior Director of Advocacy, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
  • Tom Syverson, Director of Government and External Affairs, Good Samaritan
  • Linda Timmons, President & CEO, Mosaic

We’re excited to grow this committee into a cornerstone of our advocacy efforts, ensuring our values are reflected in the lives we touch and the communities we serve.

Sarah Dobson is Senior Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at Lutheran Services in America.

Lawmakers Face Government Shutdown as CMS Launches Workforce and Rural Health Initiatives

September 25, 2025

BY: Sarah Dobson

As of today, with just days left before fiscal year 2025 funding expires, Congress is racing to avoid a government shutdown. Late last week, the House passed a continuing resolution, mostly along party lines, to fund the government through November 21. However, the Senate has not yet acted on it and seems unlikely to do so, making a government shutdown more likely when current funding expires on October 1.

While Republicans indicate general support for a short-term funding patch without any additional provisions to allow more time for broader negotiations, this is at odds as Democrats advocate that any temporary funding bill must include a permanent extension of expiring health insurance premium tax credits. The President canceled a planned meeting (that was set to take place today, Sept. 25) with Democratic leaders and signaled he would use a shutdown to shrink federal agencies by designating fewer workers as “essential.” His administration also directed agencies to consider firing employees working on unfunded programs that don’t align with his priorities to support additional downsizing once funding resumes.

Meanwhile, lawmakers have yet to reach consensus on a second budget reconciliation package, which could bring damaging cuts to Medicaid and other critical human services. Lutheran Services in America urges advocates to contact their lawmakers now to protect these essential programs.

Amid these debates, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced two major initiatives. First, a $75 million investment in workforce training for skilled nursing facilities, aimed at addressing shortages of nurses and certified nursing assistants. The program will support tuition reimbursement, stipends, and training programs in collaboration with states. Second, CMS has launched the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund, giving states the opportunity to address pressing rural health challenges over the next five years.

Congress is also taking steps to address workforce shortages through new legislation. The bipartisan Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act and the Dignity Act of 2025 seek to expand the pool of authorized healthcare workers through immigration reforms. In addition, new research highlights the role of telehealth and artificial intelligence in expanding healthcare capacity—though neither alone can solve the workforce crisis.

Stay engaged with these fast-moving developments: Join our next Capitol Conversations webinar on Thursday, October 16 at 1 p.m. ET.

Sarah Dobson is Senior Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at Lutheran Services in America.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces Major Changes: What It Means for Our Network

April 1, 2025

BY: Sarah Dobson

What’s Happening?

On March 27, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an extensive restructuring, including a reduction in workforce of about 10,000 full-time employees and a consolidation of their 28 divisions into 15 new divisions, one of which will be a new Administration for a Healthy America, or AHA. Regional offices will be reduced from 10 to five.

We are actively working to understand the implications of these major changes.  Below is a summary of what we know to date. As we learn more specific details, we will update you, and please reach out to us with questions.

What is Changing?

The restructuring includes the following actions:

  • The creation of the Administration for a Healthy America (AHA): the new division will combine multiple agencies — the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) — into a single new entity.
  • The reorganization of the Administration for Community Living (ACL): critical programs that support older adults and people of all ages with disabilities will be integrated into other HHS agencies, including the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

At the same time, HHS is also “discontinuing” $12 billion in existing grants from SAMHSA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that were being used for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment and other urgent health issues, and which were originally allocated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically:

  • $1 billion from SAMHSA to states to address mental health and substance use disorder, which was to be spent by September.
  • The grants in question were authorized and appropriated by Congress, and their termination may lead to new lawsuits. Several states said they were exploring legal options.

What Do We Know About the Potential Impact of the Announcement?

  • The ACL serves as a hub across HHS and with other Departments to coordinate services and supports critical to disabled people and older adults, such as Long-term Services and Supports (LTSS) and affordable housing, facilitating federal, state and local cross-sector partnerships focused on efficient use of limited resources. As we learn more about these changes, we will continue to provide updates since we recognize the potential impacts to many network members.
  • SAMHSA, which is charged with advancing behavioral health and improving the lives of people with mental health needs and substance use disorder (SUD), will reportedly see a cut of upwards of 50% of its staff as it is consolidated into the new AHA. Network members who receive grant funding directly through SAMHSA may be impacted.
  • Among the cuts to agency staff will be 300 employees of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS.)

What Happens Next?

  • HHS is continuing to make updates on its more specific plans for the restructuring and how existing divisions, programs, and funding will be impacted.
  • We will be especially monitoring for more details about the nature of the changes to ACL, SAMHSA, and CMS, and what they mean for the federal funding landscape.

Much is unclear and unknown, but Lutheran Services in America is actively working to understand more about how these changes will impact our network and those we work with.  Please reach out with any questions to Sue Polis, Vice President of Government Relations & Advocacy, or Sarah Dobson, Senior Director of Public Policy and Advocacy.

Leadership of Key Congressional Committees Finalized

February 10, 2025

BY: Sarah Dobson

With Republicans in the majority in both chambers of Congress, leadership changes on key committees that affect healthcare, workforce, and housing policy are now finalized. Lutheran Services in America will engage these leaders in partnership with members to strengthen relationships and advance advocacy priorities.

HOUSING: Across our network, we are committed to addressing housing insecurity as an economic and health crisis. Our work in Congress on this issue will focus on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, now chaired by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) serving as the lead Democrat, and the House Financial Services Committee, led by Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA).

HEALTH & WORKFORCE: Turning to healthcare and workforce issues, multiple committees have jurisdiction over various areas of the law. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee will now be led by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) serving as the lead minority member.  At the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees health programs under the Social Security Act, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) has become chair, and Sen. Ron Wyden will lead Democrats on the panel.

In the House, the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee has broad jurisdiction over healthcare and the regulations and laws that govern the sector, while the Ways and Means Committee has jurisdiction over revenue-related aspects of the Social Security system, Medicare, and social services programs, including foster care and adoption programs—and like Senate Finance, also has a key role in shaping tax policy, including an expected 2025 tax bill. Finally, the House Education and Workforce Committee has jurisdiction over education, workforce development, and workforce policy.

Here is where things stand with key House committees:

  • House Energy & Commerce: Brett Guthrie (R-KY) was elected as chair while Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) will serve as ranking minority member for Democrats.
  • House Ways & Means: Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) will hold the top spot at Ways & Means (W&M). Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) will remain in his role as the committee’s top Democrat.
  • House Education and Workforce Committee: Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) will be the new Republican chair, with Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) leading the Democrats.

Contact Sarah Dobson for more information.

Sarah Dobson is Senior Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at Lutheran Services in America.

Leadership of Key Congressional Committees Comes into Focus

December 19, 2024

BY: Sarah Dobson

All House and Senate election results have been finalized and it is clear that Republicans will control the Senate and also lead with a slim majority in the House of Representatives. Party leaders have begun to finalize which lawmakers will lead key committees with jurisdiction over health and related workforce issues. Retirements, limits on length of service in leadership roles, and preference of party leaders will all result in changes to committee chairs and ranking members.  The work of our policy team and our network with these committees will be crucial to advancing our advocacy priorities for the coming year during the 119th Congress.

Several committees in each chamber have jurisdiction over various elements of health care. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee plays a crucial role in shaping national policies related to healthcare and the workforce, while the Senate Finance Committee oversees health programs under the Social Security Act, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), along with their role in shaping tax policy, which will be key in 2025 with the expiring Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) is poised to lead the HELP Committee, with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) expected as lead Democratic caucus member. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) is in line to lead the Finance Committee.

In the House, the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee has broad jurisdiction over healthcare and the regulations and laws that govern the sector, while the Ways and Means Committee has jurisdiction over revenue-related aspects of the Social Security system, Medicare, and social services programs, including foster care and adoption programs—and like Senate Finance, also has a key role in shaping tax policy, including an expected 2025 tax bill. Finally, the House Education and Workforce Committee has jurisdiction over education, workforce development, and workforce policy.

Here is where things stand with key House committees:

  • Energy & Commerce: Brett Guthrie (R-KY) was elected as chair while Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) will serve as ranking minority member for Democrats.
  • Ways & Means: Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) will hold the top spot at Ways & Means (W&M). Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) will remain in his role as the committee’s top Democrat.
  • Education and Workforce Committee: Rep.  Tim Walberg (R-MI) will be the new Republican chair.

We look forward to leveraging the power of our network to strengthen relationships with these key members of Congress.

Sarah Dobson is Senior Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at Lutheran Services in America.

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