WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * In response to media reports detailing the Biden Administration's development of ID cards for illegal immigrants and mass amnesty for over 400,000 Venezuelans, Judiciary Committee Senior Member Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) released the following statement: "The Biden Administration inherited a border under control and a system of dealing with illegal migrants that was workin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) introduced the "Validating Independence for State Initiatives on Organic Natural Substances Act of 2023" (VISIONS Act), which protects legal psilocybin/mushroom use from federal law enforcement intervention in any state or locality where psilocybin is legally permitted. Psilocybin treatment is currently legal in Colorado and Oregon, with a bill   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced he secured over $1.6 million to expand Stanislaus State's social work education program. This funding will address critical shortages of mental health providers by increasing the number of students in Stanislaus State's social work program. Specifically, the funding will increas  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: On September 21, 2023, Reps. Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2023 to commit the nation to cutting child poverty by half in 5 years and to implement an accountability framework to ensure we achieve this goal. Due to strong federal investment--especially the expanded Child  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the Clean Energy Victory Bonds Act, bicameral legislation to give individuals the opportunity to buy Clean Energy Victory Bonds and help build America's clean-energy future. Modeled after the highly successful victory bonds sold during World Wars I and II, which ra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, President Joe Biden announced he will create a new office in the White House dedicated to gun violence prevention, to be overseen by Vice President Kamala Harris. This office will address the escalating gun violence crisis in our nation through collaborative efforts at both the federal and state levels, in partnership with leading gun violence prevention organizations. Its primary   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C- Today, Reps. Mike Levin (CA-49) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) reintroduced the bipartisan Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2023 to remove the basic allowance for housing (BAH) from the military's calculation of income for eligibility in free and reduced-price school meal programs. In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, 24% of active duty servicemembers exp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- 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 President Joe Biden is creating the Office of Gun Violence Prevention at the White House. "Gun violence is an epidemic unique to our country, and it demands our attention at every level of government," said Thompson. "The Office of Gun Violence Prevention at the White House will ensure that this issue is fron  more