LONG BEACH, California, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 18, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced that the City of Long Beach, the City of Bellflower, and the City of Signal Hill will each receive $1 million dollars in urban forestry grants. Through the Urban and Community Forestry Program, the funds will be used to plant and maintain trees, mitigate the effects of extreme heat and climate change, and enhance public  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: Pomona, CA -- Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) announced today the delivery of $15,938,310 in federal grant funding to Ontario International Airport (ONT), the Inland Empire's premier transportation hub. This grant is part of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) 2023 Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which funds significant runway and taxiway reconstruction and repair costs. "As our regi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Banning Surveillance Advertising Act, legislation that prohibits advertising networks and facilitators from using personal data to target advertisements. The bill also prohibits advertisers from targeting ads based on protected class information suc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, highlighted the $3.8 million community project funding (CPF) he secured to expand Delta College's nursing program. The money is going to enable Delta College to upgrade and expand the program's state-of-the-art simulation labs, where students can practice their clinical training on life-l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) led 66 of his colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) demanding information and swift action to improve the slow and contradictory rollout of the Inflation Reduction Act's rebate program for low- and middle-income households to make affordable, green, energy-efficient home upgrades. "As we celebrate the one-year a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA-12) and Michael Burgess (R-TX-26) introduced the Drone Reform Act (H.R. 5442), bipartisan legislation that ensures a process for accountability when military drone strikes are conducted. The legislation would remove the authority of US intelligence agencies to conduct lethal drone strikes, instead shifting all drone strike authority to the Depar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10 a.m. on Sept. 21, 2023, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. Nominees * Richard E.N. Federico, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit * Joshua Paul Kolar, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit * Jeffrey M. Bryan, to be United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota * Eumi K. Lee, to be United States Distric  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement after it was announced that the University of California, Davis rose to a tie for sixth place among public universities in rankings published by U.S. News & World Report. "The new rankings confirm what we know about UC Davis -- it is one of the best universities in our country," said Thompson. "I am proud to represent this world-class i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) today laid out the potential devastating impacts that a government shutdown could have on Central Coast families. "The extreme right in the House is once again trying to govern by hostage taking, seeking to force harsh cuts to programs that our families count on, like child care, education, food assistance programs for older Americans and more," said Re  more