Perez helps first responders

To The Eagle,

Here’s just another reason to vote for Congresswoman Marie Perez this November. She was recognized by the American Ambulance Association as a 2024 Legislator of the Year for her leadership in addressing critical workforce shortages facing emergency medical services.

She introduced the bipartisan PARA-EMT Act – legislation that makes it easier for experienced veterans to transition from medics to certified paramedics and EMTs. In March, she secured $963,000 for Skamania County to upgrade EMS communications systems, and she is now working to bring home federal funding for similar modernization efforts in Lewis County. She also cosponsored the HELPER Act to assist first responders in buying a home to put down roots in their community, as well as the END FENTANYL and FEND Off Fentanyl Acts, which are now law, to stop the flow of fentanyl.

Scot Roskelley

Cathlamet