The resolution, introduced by Representatives Adam Schiff, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Barbara Lee and Carolyn Maloney, would abolish discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community and use scientific criteria for individual risk assessments. “Our nation faces a severe blood shortage, which has been exacerbated by the [global] pandemic.
Now more than ever we need to remove any impediment that needlessly prevents Americans from donating blood to help save lives,” said Schiff. “There is a large