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Sen. Kamala Harris is introducing legislation designed to ensure all Americans, particularly those in at-risk communities, have access to safe, affordable drinking water, the latest response to burgeoning water crises across the country. The California Democrat and presidential candidate’s “Water Justice Act” would invest nearly $220 billion in clean and safe drinking water programs, with priority given to high-risk communities and schools. As part of that, Harris’ plan would declare a drinking water infrastructure emergency, devoting $50 billion toward communities and schools where water is contaminated to test for contaminants and to remediate toxic infrastructure. (Summers, 7/22)

2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang on Monday unveiled a wide-ranging proposal to improve services for veterans, including updates to the education, employment and health care benefits troops receive after leaving the military. (Feldscher, 7/22)

A top Trump administration health official on Monday took aim at the idea of a “public option” health plan, which moderate Democrats have proposed as an alternative to “Medicare for All.” Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma on Monday said a government-backed public option would promote unfair competition, and would drive private insurers out of the market. (Weixel, 7/22)