Last week, U.S. Reps Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn, and Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., introduced the Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act, bipartisan legislation that expands access to mental health and substance abuse services for rural patients, particularly for individuals in the farming, fishing and forestry industries.
WASHINGTON (WJHL) — Rep. Diana Harshbarger recently returned to Washington following a trip to the US-Mexico border in McAllen, Texas.
She accompanied fellow Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz who represents that area.
Harshbarger said supporting Border Patrol agents and focusing on their needs was a big theme of the trip.
Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn. and U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, re-introduced the Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act, which would remove the burdensome waiting period for terminally ill patients’ access to their Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits.
KODAK — Staff from the office of U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) recently visited Northview Primary school and Northview Junior Academy in Kodak to deliver book donations.
“Preparing our future leaders with the resources they need to find success in and out of the classroom is near and dear to my heart,” said Congresswoman Harshbarger.
WASHINGTON (WJHL) — Rep. Diana Harshbarger congratulated Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson for winning the House speakership.
Harshbarger signaled her support in a statement Wednesday.
Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger introduced the bipartisan Seniors' Access to Critical Medications Act last week.
The bill would make permanent a waiver issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that allowed for Medicare patients to receive critical medications by mail, or allow for caregivers and family members to obtain medications for them.
KINGSPORT — U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-1st, recently held her third annual Military Service Academy Day for prospective military academy students and their families in Tennessee’s First Congressional District.
The Sept. 23 event was for students interested in pursuing educational opportunities available at the U.S. Service Academies.
Heritage Hall saw a packed crowd as community members came out to honor their mentor and friend, Johnson County Community Center Director Flo Bellamy. Bellamy was awarded the highest honor of a Congressional Record. In attendance to present the award was Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger.
“It is my honor to honor this woman who has given so much for others,” said Harshbarger.
Relating to a member of Congress may seem a bit far-fetched to some, since his or her work life in the nation’s capital is literally far-removed from the average constituent’s 9 to 5 experience.
U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger used her 36 years of experience as a pharmacist in the state to relate to the group of Women in Business gathered at Morristown Landing on Friday.