SANTA ANA, California, Sept. 9 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) joined Santa Ana College President Dr. Annebelle Nery, Ph.D. to announce $2 million in federal funding for pathways to employment for disadvantaged, dislocated or at-risk adult learners across Orange County. This project will develop complete career education (CTE) pathways for disadvantaged, dislocated or at-risk adult learners that   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at helping the Central Coast curb the threat of forever chemicals in communities near regional airports. Rep. Carbajal's 'Clean Airport Agenda', which he officially unveiled at San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport earlier this week, includes two new pieces of legislation co-led with Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and Derric  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2023: Today Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) led 25 of his colleagues on a letter to House leadership urging continued support for funding for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Citizenship and Integration Grant Program (CIGP). CIGP is a critical program for supporting the integration of immigrants into the social, cultural, economic, and civic life of the United States. After  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: Today at a press conference, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) announced nearly $2 million in federal funding for Homeboy Industries. This funding will help the program hire formerly incarcerated individuals and enroll participants into culinary and hospitality career pathways. Homeboy Industries is a local non-profit youth rehabilitation program and the largest gang-interventio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) announced that his bipartisan PRESS Act now has 20 bipartisan co-sponsors. The PRESS Act was introduced by Rep. Kiley on June 21, 2023 with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and has been introduced by Senators Lee (R-UT), Durbin (D-IL), and Wyden (D-OR) in the US Senate. This legislation ensures reporters cannot be compelled by the government to disclose their confidential sources or researc  more

SAN JOSE, California, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, along with U.S. Representatives Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that San Jose State University (SJSU) will receive a total of $2,773,411 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Health and Hum  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, praised today's reports of the Group of 20 (G20) planning to grant membership to the African Union (AU). In June, Rep. Sara Jacobs led House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-05) and all the Democratic Members of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa in introdu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Today, Vietnam Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) joined a letter with Co-Chair Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Co-Chair Lou Correa (D-CA), and Chris Smith (R-NJ) to President Joe Biden, ahead of his visit to Vietnam, urging him to boldly challenge Vietnam's human rights abuses and demand the release of their political prisoners. The members wrote in part: "We write to express our d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Today, Representatives Lou Correa (CA-46), Michelle Steel (CA-45), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), and Chris Smith (NJ-04), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Vietnam Caucus, penned a letter to President Joe Biden ahead of his upcoming trip to Vietnam, urging him to use this opportunity to address human rights abuses, secure the release of prisoners of conscience, and extract a guarantee that there wi  more

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 8 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: Today, Speaker Kevin McCarthy arrived in Japan to represent the United States in the 21st annual G7 Speakers' Meeting. During the summit, Speaker McCarthy will deliver a keynote address to promote American energy as the practical solution to a stronger economy, cleaner environment, and safer world. "As Speaker of the House, it is an honor to represent the United State  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is threatening to subpoena the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after both government entities failed to produce information related to an illegal Chinese lab operating on U.S. soil as requested. Prestige Biotech, a Chinese company, was caught red-hand  more