WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) commented on the announcement of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden: "Throughout the last eight months, House Republicans have unearthed a multitude of serious and credible allegations of misconduct and obstruction from the President and his family, even going back to his Vice Presidency. The impeachment process is onl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, the House of Representatives passed Congressman David G. Valadao's (CA-22) bill, the Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act. This bipartisan legislation would dramatically increase the number of available assets for wildfire emergencies by updating deployment protocols for Containerized Aerial Fire Fighting Systems (CAFFS). "Today, my colleagues and I took an important step towards combattin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44), member of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, and Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, led 110 Members in supporting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule to expand medically necessary dental coverage to patients with all forms of cance  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08), a former Deputy Secretary of the Interior during the Clinton Administration, released a discussion draft of the "San Pablo National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act" for public review and comment, with Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA02) and Mike Thompson (D-CA04). This draft legislation would expand the National Wildlife Refuge to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Today Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Chair and Founder of the Congressional Dads Caucus, issued a statement following the release of new statistics from the Census Bureau showing a significant increase in child poverty as a result of the expiration of the enhanced child tax credit: "Child poverty more than doubled after the GOP allowed the enhanced child tax credit to expire, maki  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) testified before the House Rules Committee today in support of H.R. 1435, the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, led by Rep. John Joyce. The bill would end California's efforts to ban gas-powered cars and preserve Americans' ability to choose the v  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC--Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA02), John Garamendi (D-CA08), and Mike Thompson (D-CA04) released a discussion draft of the "San Pablo National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act" for public review and comment. This draft legislation would expand the National Wildlife Refuge to include adjacent baylands owned by the State of California and nonprofit Sonoma Land Trust. It would  more

SANTA ANA, California, Sept. 13 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Yesterday, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) joined Discovery Cube CEO Joe Adams, Discovery Cube Board Members, and local elected officials to announce $2 million in federal funding for Discovery Cube to acquire adjacent blighted property and create an educational community facility for youth and their families. This sustainably designed facility will be located along the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Last month, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) introduced a resolution to recognize the contributions of veterans service organizations (VSOs), veteran advocacy groups, and their millions of supporters and volunteers. The resolution, H. Res. 642, underscores the integral role they have all played over the last century in supporting American servicemembers, veterans, and military famil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * "I fully support the decision today by Speaker McCarthy. The initial evidence uncovered by this Congress is overwhelming and the time has come. As a Senior Member of the Judiciary Committee, I look forward to contributing to this inquiry and revealing the full facts regarding the President's actions. "The evidence uncovered to date is both troubling and incontrovertible. From hi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) issued the following statement in response to House Republicans' sham impeachment inquiry: "Republicans have turned the House of Representatives into a circus. Speaker McCarthy has no backbone. Instead of working to bring legislation to the Floor to act on gun violence, strengthen health care for Americans, or address the climate crisis, he has b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced bipartisan legislation to address the judicial emergencies occurring in district courts across America in a nonpartisan manner. The Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act would address these judicial shortages by increasing the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) issued the following statement after Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) directed three committees - Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means - to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. "Kansans deserve to know the truth about President Biden's participation in his family's business dealings with foreign entities, and an impeachment inqui  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today, Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) announced two amendments he has proposed to the Fiscal Year 2024 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill (SFOPS) to boost annual construction funding to the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), which operates the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant (SBIWTP), to $100 million. The amendmen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today, Representative Scott Peters (D-CA-50), along with Representatives Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ-7), William Keating (D-MA-9), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) introduced a resolution to condemn Russia for exacerbating global food insecurity through its illegal, unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine and abandonment of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The resolution also calls for Russia to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and Salud Carbajal (D-California), co-chairs of the House Aerospace Caucus, recognized National Aerospace Week in the House of Representatives. "The United States has long been a global pioneer in aviation, defense and space, and the aerospace industry and workforce have made innumerable contributions to our country and the world," said Rep. Estes in remarks s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-California, issued the following remarks on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Today, Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the House of Representatives is opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. "In recent months, House Republicans have uncovered serious and credible allegations into President Biden's conduct; taken together, these allegations paint a picture of a culture of corruption. "Now, here's what we know so far: "Through  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), submitted the following statement for the record to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in relation to its September 6 hearing "Nagorno-Karabakh: Update":  "Since the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission last convened a hearing on "Safeguarding the People of Nagorno-Karabakh" on June 21, the crisis has deteriorated significantly. I thank co-Chairs Rep. Smith and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) held a press conference at the Clearlake Tractor Supply Company store to highlight the importance of safe storage for firearms and to celebrate the decision by the Commerce Department to lift the tariffs on various gun safes. "There are tragic stories about children finding unsecured firearms and shooting themselves or others accidentally, and we know that the safe  more