WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: Pomona, CA -- Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35), Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (CA-31), Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA) applauded the inclusion of their provision to increase federal funding by an additional $5 million to support U.S. Air Force research on critical aerospace engineering needs . This year, the FY 2024 federal funding   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Today, Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee respectively, sent a bipartisan letter urging Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to protect small, independent grocers should the FTC consider divestiture options to resolve its effort to block the K  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation issued the following written testimony by Richard M. Murray, a professor of control and dynamical systems and bioengineering at the California Institute of Technology, involving a hearing on March 13, 2024, entitled "Too Critical to Fail: Getting Software Right in an Age of Rapid Innovation": * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee:   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) led a letterto National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Alan Davidson expressing strong support for NTIA's commitment to internet affordability as it administers the Broadband E  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) joined the Rosie the Riveter Trust and U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau in honoring the untold stories of women who contributed to the American war effort during World War II. This event follows Garamendi's introduction of the bipartisan "Honoring Our Rosies" legislative package to honor the millions of women who supported the Home   more

HERCULES, California, March 29 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) presented an $850,000 check to the City of Hercules for the Hercules Hub Multi-Modal Transportation Station. The funding was made possible through a government funding package for Fiscal Year 2024. Garamendi was joined by Hercules Mayor Dan Romero and Council Members Alexander Walker-Griffin, Chris Kelley, and Tiffany Grimsl  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) launched a new Student Resource Hub through his official website today, pulling together important resources and information to assist students and borrowers as they prepare to go to school or start paying back their loans after graduating. A portion of the information included comes directly from the Department of Education following a letter (https://pett  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) led a bicameral letter signed by 14 Members of the House of Representatives and 4 U.S. Senators to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Christopher Hanson to encourage the NRC to proactively establish a new office to boost the agency's public outreach, engagement, and participation activities. "The NRC plays a pivotal role in ensurin  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) joined Reps. Ted W. Lieu (D-CA), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Hillary Scholten (D-MI) and Maxwell Frost (D-FL) in introducing the Reproductive Data Privacy and Protection Act. The legislation would protect reproductive health care from law enforcement's use of surveillance technologies. Since the 2022 Dobbs Supreme Court decision, law enforcement agencies have obtained data, including geol  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) led 10 members of the Los Angeles County Congressional Delegation in a letter of support for Governor Newsom's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for Los Angeles County following early February storms. In early February, California was hit by a series of severe storms that brought unprecedented rainfall and strong winds across southe  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Juan Vargas, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) joined 29 of his House colleagues in calling on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to address concerns regarding the Customs and Border Protection's mobile application (CBP One), the primary mechanism for managing asylum interview requests. Since its implementation, issues with the CBP One app have posed challenges for people seeking  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA) and Congressmembers Deborah Ross (D-NC), Hillary Scholten (D-MI) and Maxwell Frost (D-FL) introduced the Reproductive Data Privacy and Protection Act. The legislation would protect reproductive health care from law enforcement's use of surveillance technologies. Since the 2022 Dobbs Supreme Court decision, law enforcement  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) led a letter signed by 16 members of the California Congressional delegation to California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) President Alice Busching Reynolds expressing their concerns over high fixed charge proposals under consideration in the CPUC's Income Graduated Fixed Charge (IGFC) proceedings. As utility bills continue to rise in Cali  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Michelle Steel led a contingent of the California Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom calling on him to delay implementation of a burdensome new marine vessel retrofitting rule that will jeopardize the safety of critical supply chains. The Commercial Harbor Craft (CHC) rule, being promulgated by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), will require towing vessels op  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-California, issued the following statement on March 28, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA), released the following statement: "I appreciate the extensive work CISA has put into developing this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) over the last two years. Proper implementation of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) will make our nation more secure from the type of cyber incidents we have seen   more