City, County, and NGO Leaders Endorse Sen. Markey and Reps. Meng, Ramirez, Espaillat led Destination Reception Assistance Act

Washington, DC, July 30, 2024: City, county, and NGO leaders announced their support for the Destination Reception Assistance Act introduced today by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representatives Grace Meng (NY-06), Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13). The Destination Reception Assistance Act is cosponsored by Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), in the Senate, and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), André Carson (IN-07), Dan Goldman (NY-10), Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), Nikema Williams (GA-05), Juan Vargas (CA-52), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), Cori Bush (MO-01), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), and Judy Chu (CA-28) in the House of Representatives, which would provide critical federal funding for local reception efforts supporting asylum seekers to achieve self-sufficiency in destination communities.

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