WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement on the fight to defend voting rights and National Voter Registration Day "On this National Voter Registration Day, Democrats in the House of Representatives are renewing our commitment to safeguard the fundamental right of citizens to vote in this country  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted 52-44 to confirm Rita F. Lin to serve as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of California. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), issued the following statement: "I am thrilled that the Senate has voted to confirm Rita F. Lin to the U.S. District Court for the No  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington--Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today congratulated Stanford University and the University of Southern California after the Defense Department awarded them two of the eight Microelectronic Commons regional innovation hubs under the first major award CHIPS Act that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden last year. "Congratulations to USC   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Josh Harder just reintroduced his Securing Access for the Central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act. The bill provides a wraparound approach to addressing water issues facing the Central Valley by increasing storage opportunities, spurring innovation, and making long-overdue investments in our aging water infrastructure. Water is a crucial resource for San Joaquin County's a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-California, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: On Wednesday, September 27, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration." "A thriving American workforce can coexist with robust  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and the City of West Sacramento announced over $3.18 million in federal funding for the City's Heritage Oaks Park Improvement Project. "The close partnership between the federal government and the City of West Sacramento is crucial to ensure we inject federal dollars directly into our community," said Congresswoman Matsui. "Parks bring people  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie Thompson introduced legislation to enhance the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) response to the threat posed by ghost guns. Ghost guns are unregistered, untraceable weapons--making them highly desirable to felons, terrorists, and other bad actors. Since 2016, there has been a more than 10-fold increase in ghost gu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- 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 Hila  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) issued a joint statement condemning Azerbaijan's unprovoked and unjustified military incursion in the South Caucasus against Armenians under the false pretext of leading an 'anti-terrorist operation' and in violation of its own ceasefire obligations: "Azerbaijan's regime is leading an unprovoked attack against Arme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, President Joe Biden announced executive action to create the American Climate Corps to train over 20,000 young people in career pathways in the growing fields of clean energy, conservation and climate resistance to help tackled the climate crisis. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) introduced legislation in 2019, and again in 2021, to create a National Climate Service Corps within the AmeriCor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following statement: * * * In response to a deal struck by the majority party and the Freedom Caucus, and their reintroduction of a version of a flawed border security bill as part of their effort to increase the likelihood of a government shutdown, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), Ranking Member of the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, released the following statement: "Not only is this 'deal' unserious  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * In response to the Biden Administration announcing another series of actions to increase enforcement across the Southwest Border, accelerate processing of work authorizations, and the decision to redesignate and extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), Ranking Member of the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, release  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: Following the coup in Niger, Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) led the call for humanitarian exemptions to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sanctions to ensure the continued delivery of necessary humanitarian and development services to civilian populations in Niger. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Rep. Sara Jacobs, alo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) to introduce the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization (TERM) Act, which would set term limits for Supreme Court justices while establishing a process for Supreme Court appointments. Under the TERM Act, a new justice would take the bench every two years and spend 18 years in activ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Congressman Raul Grijalva (AZ-03), the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, traveled to Santa Cruz Island in the Channel Islands National Park (CINP) to highlight funding for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law improvement projects in the park and furthering environmental protections in the region. "Channel Islands National Park is o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, on the 12th anniversary of the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Representative Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Representative Mark Takano (CA-39), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced the Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act, a bill establishing a commission to investigate the historic and ongoing impacts of discriminatory military policies on LGBTQ servicememb  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today on the Senate floor requested unanimous consent (UC) to confirm the four U.S. Attorney nominations being held by U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH)--Todd Gee, nominated to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi; Tara K. McGra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) introduced a House Resolution honoring the El Monte Thai garment workers who escaped conditions of slavery in a makeshift garment factory in El Monte, California. On August 2, 1995, 72 Thai nationals were found working in conditions of slavery in a makeshift garment factory consisting of a row of residential duplexes in El Monte, California, just east of Los   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) shared the news that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a second round of payments for dairy producers through the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP), providing an additional $5 million to help dairy producers mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, as Attorney General Merrick Garland testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) called out the GOP for using the committee as a legal defense for Donald Trump. Watch the full video of Rep. Schiff's remarks HERE. Key Excerpts: On the clear political motives of Jim Jordan's attacks on the Department of Justice: [...] "Mr. Jord  more