WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chairs Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Gus M. Bilirakis (FL-12), David G. Valadao (CA-21), and Adam B. Schiff (CA-28) issued a statement following reports of Azerbaijan's unprovoked attacks on Artsakh earlier today.  "The Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues has warned for months that Azerbaijan was implementing a genocidal campaign against the Arm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Today, Representatives Ken Calvert (R-CA-41) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18), along with U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.), led the entire California delegation in signing a letter calling on the Biden Administration to grant California's request for a major disaster declaration in response to the ongoing impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary. "Residents, small busine  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release and a letter: Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), along with 97 members of the New Democrat Coalition, sent a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calling on him to urgently advance bipartisan government funding bills to avert a government shutdown. In the letter, Congressman Bera and his New Democrat colleagues urged the Speaker to take up bipartisan legislation similar to those advanced by the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) attended a series of landmark meetings and events during the 78th United Nations General Assembly. The Congresswoman was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as Representative of the United States to the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, marking the eighth time she has served in this role. The Congresswoman gave opening rem  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: More than 60 Democrats are calling on the Biden administration to move swiftly in its rollout of consumer rebates for energy-efficient home upgrades, warning that the current pace could lead to the "potential loss of two years of rebates." In a new letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, dozens of Democrats said that they were "informed that states may be unable to offer rebates until the Fall of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement after negotiations between the Biden Administration and the government of Iran led to the release of five Americans who were wrongfully detained in Iran. "I applaud the Administration's efforts to free these American hostages and bring them home safely. Every American should know their government will not rest until all those  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) was joined by her colleagues in the Foster Youth Caucus, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04), Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03), Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01), in introducing a resolution to recognize September as National Kinship Care Month. This resolutio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) and Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) led 70 colleagues in a letter to Chair Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and Ranking Member David Scott (GA-04) of the House Agriculture Committee to express the importance of standing up against global hunger and strengthening U.S. international food assistance programs in the Farm Bill. The Farm Bill, legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.), along with Representatives Ken Calvert (R-Calif.-41) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.-18), led the entire California delegation in calling on the Biden Administration to grant Governor Gavin Newsom's request for a major disaster declaration in response to the ongoing impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary. Tropical Storm Hilary   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and a bipartisan group of senators in urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to avoid mass resignations within the wildland firefighter ranks by ensuring the prompt passage of their bipartisan Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act. The ot  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined a bicameral group of Democratic lawmakers to introduce the Child Care Stabilization Act to extend vital federal child care stabilization funding--which is set to expire at the end of this month--and ensure that child care providers can keep their doors open and continue serving children and families in every part of the country. "This funding for child care ha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), reintroduced the Reuniting Families Act, a landmark bill grounded in protecting families and containing common-sense fixes to a family immigration system that has seen no reforms in more than 30 years. Sen. Bob Menendez (NJ) will introduce a Senate companion. Last introduced in 2019, the Reun  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a rebalancing of its compliance initiatives to focus on identifying and auditing high-wealth tax evaders as well as complex partnerships and large corporations. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) released a statement in response: "I am encouraged to see the Biden-Harris Administration and new leadership at the IRS are restructuring the agency'  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, Representatives Gus M. Bilirakis (D-Fla.), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), and David G. Valadao (D-Calif.), released the following joint statement in the wake of Azerbaijan's unprovoked attacks on Artsakh earlier today. "The Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues has warned   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40), who serves as Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, joined the Concordia Summit on September 18, 2023 for a conversation on national security issues in the Indo-Pacific moderated by Andrew Desiderio, Senior Congressional Reporter at Punchbowl News. Watch the full conversation HERE and read highlights from Rep. Kim'  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release : Congressman Kevin Mullin (CA-15) and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), sent a letter to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Acting Administrator Ann Carlson in response to a rising number of autonomous vehicles (AVs) operating on the streets of San Francisco - and elsewhere around the country - without sufficient data to evaluate their safety. The number of incidents involving AVs  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Donald Norcross (D-N.J.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) to introduce The Rail Workers and Community Safety Act at a press conference on Capitol Hill. "Over the past year, we've seen over a thousand train derailments,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Today, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20) announced the following members will serve as conferees on the House-Senate Conference Committee to resolve bicameral differences in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). On behalf of this recognition, Speaker McCarthy said: "The men and women who serve in uniform make sacrifices for our nation eve  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement to mark National Voter Registration Day and the reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would protect the right to vote by restoring and modernizing the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. "On National Voter Registration Day, we must redouble our commitment to en  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) led 67 members of Congress in calling out Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans for wasting floor time on pointless messaging bills instead of taking up gun violence prevention legislation that will save lives. "Instead of taking action to reduce gun violence and save lives, it is outrageous that Republican leadership has chosen to waste valuable floor time as we app  more