In today’s rundown: A Grantee Partner discusses immigration reform with the president. | The Senate rejects extended benefits for the long-term unemployed for the fourth time, leaving more than two million people without unemployment checks. | The economy and unemployment have caused an explosion in the number of people with HIV or AIDS who need antiretrovirals but cannot afford them. | Local girls get hands-on experience in science labs.
— Gustavo Torres, executive director of Casa de Maryland, a Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner, met with President Obama earlier this week to talk about immigration reform. Later today, the president will speak at American University about the need for reform. Torres hopes the president addresses several issues. Click here to find out what he doesn’t want the president to consider.
— Yesterday, the Senate rejected a bill that would have reauthorized extended benefits for the long-term unemployed. This is the fourth time the Senate has rejected the bill and Democrats won’t make another effort to break the Republican filibuster until after the July 4 recess. By that time, more than two million people will have missed checks. Click here for details.
— “The weak economy is crippling the government program that provides life-sustaining antiretroviral drugs to people with HIV or AIDS who cannot afford them,” according to the New York Times. The rapidly expanding waiting lists are caused by reductions in government resources and ballooning demand caused by unemployment and the loss of health insurance.
— Girls in Loudoun County have spent part of their summer getting hands-on experience with molecular biology and genomics. The high school students are participating in the free five day workshop called the Genomic Opportunities for Girls in Research Labs (GO GIRL). Click here to find out what they’ve learned.
