WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) announced the Equal Health Care for All Act, bicameral legislation that would make equal access to medical care a protected civil right to help address the racial inequities and structural failures in America's health care system that have led to higher mortality rates in communities of color. The Equal Health Care for All Act would   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler (both D-Calif.) wrote to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson urging him to allocate the full $650 million necessary to fund the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission in NASA's FY24 spending plan. The Senators are issuing the letter following the passage of the FY 2024 appropriations package, which reiterated Congress' strong commitment to the MSR mission. The  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led 17 Senate Democrats in requesting administrative relief for undocumented immigrants. As the Biden Administration considers executive actions on the border, the letter outli  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: On Tuesday, Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-CA) delivered $2,000,000 to the City of Walnut in funding she secured as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. The federal funding will be used to update the Walnut Gymnasium and Teen Center by replacing all original HVAC units, skylights, and resurfacing all lower roofs, flooring, paint, and furniture throughout the facility.   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-CA) delivered $500,000 to the City of Diamond Bar in funding she secured as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. The federal funding will be used to renovate the city's community center, parking lot, walkways, restroom facilities, playground, tot lot, picnic area, basketball courts and ball field, while ensuring full ADA compliance and accessibil  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, led over 40 of his colleagues in sending a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, in the wake of an increase in anti-LGBTQ attacks in schools. This letter comes after a swift investigation was opened by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Recently released documents from the Center for Medical Progress show Planned Parenthood has been providing human fetal tissue, obtained from abortions, to the University of California at San Diego (UCSD). The documents show that Planned Parenthood provided the tissue in exchange for the rights to any of the resulting research findings. Current federal law prohibits the transfer of aborted fetal tissue for c  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Last week, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler and Alex Padilla (both D-CA) along with California representatives Juan Vargas (D-CA-52), Scott Peters (D-CA-50), Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51), Mike Levin (D-CA-49), Darrell Issa (R-CA-48), and California Governor Gavin Newsom celebrated the inclusion of over $156 million for the U.S. International Boundary Water Commission in the bipartisan governme  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) announced more than $264 million in congressionally-directed spending (CDS) projects for fiscal year 2024. The funding secured in the first and second appropriations bills deliver targeted investments for projects and priorities in local communities across California. "I am proud of the work we were able to do this appropriations season  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Proposal to Reroute Nevadans' Mail Through California Could Mean Delayed Delivery Of Essentials Like Medication And Social Security Checks, Lost Jobs In Northern Nevada RENO, NV - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Congressman Mark Amodei (R-NV-02) toured the Reno Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) to see how the proposed downsizing and relocation of the Reno mail processing operations to Sacr  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Last week, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D.Calif) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2024 to help at-risk youth find summer or year-long jobs that can set them up for success in future careers. The legislation would provide federal funding to local communities so they can build strategic partnerships with businesses to create job opportun  more