(Asthma Care and Prevention in Rural Communities Act)…It was unveiled Thursday in El Centro.

Congressman Juan Vargas was in the Valley to unveil the Act at the Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo. The legislation was co-authored by Vargas, Congressman Eliot Engel and Congressman TJ Cox. All three are members of the House Asthma and Allergy Caucus. The Act will be introduced when the House returns to session in September. Vargas said the Asthma Care and Prevention in Rural Communities Act will provide underserved rural communities with the resources they need to bring mobile clinics to children with asthma, keeping them out of the emergency room. He said it will ensure all children have access to proactive asthma treatment and care, regardless of where they live.