WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Laphonza Butler (D-CA) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate to Representative Lou Correa's (D-CA) Promoting Reduction of Emissions Through Landscaping Equipment Act, legislation to create a federal tax credit to enable local small businesses, including landscaping and lawn care businesses of all sizes, to transition to ze  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) finalization of new tailpipe emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, model years 2027 and beyond.  Heavy-duty vehicles, including tractor trailers, garbage trucks, box trucks, delivery vans, and buses, are responsible for 23% of all greenhouse gas  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following commentary to the Washington Times In 2018, California approved Proposition 12, a law that imposes restrictive animal housing requirements and prohibits the sale of meat and eggs in California that were not raised according to the state's arbitrary standards. After years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately upheld California's law. Importantly, Justice Neil Gorsuch noted several times in the majority opinion t  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) released the following statement regarding the Biden-Harris administration's rulemaking to strengthen protections and recovery of threatened and endangered species and their habitats: "Today's rulemaking is a positive step forward by the Biden administration in rejecting Trump's industry giveaways and moving toward more science-based species management  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Oceanside, CA - Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) announced Gabriela Hooshmand as his March 2024 Constituent of the Month. Ms. Hooshmand is the President & Co-founder of MANA de North County San Diego, a 501(c)(3) which she helped establish in 2009. Since its inception, the organization has been dedicated to empowering Latinas to pursue their goals. Gabriela Hooshmand MANA de North County San Diego's mentor  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: On Thursday, Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-CA) delivered $2,110,000 to the City of Norwalk in funding she secured in the Consolidated Appropriations Act. The city will use $1,260,000 to design and construct water facilities, including injection wells, recharge facilities, pipelines, reservoirs, and treatment plants. These projects will aim to extract, treat, and distribute grou  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-California, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Eric Swalwell (CA-14) and Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), introduced bipartisan legislation to better address drug-gene interactions to ensure that all Americans have access to treatment personalized to their needs. The Right Drug Dose Now Act will enable the use of evidence-based pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing to prevent adverse drug events and help ensure that patie  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Today, U.S. Reps. Nanette Barragan (CA-44) and Angie Craig (MN-02), members of the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health, led 18 of their colleagues in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in support of updating Essential Health Benefits (EHBs). Included as part of passage of the Affordable Care Ac  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Co-Chairs of the Transgender Equality Task Force, Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced bicameral legislation to recognize Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31st, celebrate the many contributions and achievements of the transgender and gender non-conforming communities, an  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and a group of 24 other senators in introducing a resolution to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility, uplifting the contributions and bravery of the transgender community worldwide, and highlighting the continuing discrimination the community faces. "Every trans and non-binary person deserves to live with  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to establish a new federal tax credit to enable local small businesses, including landscaping and lawn care businesses, to transition to zero-emission equipment more easily and without financial burden. Transitioning to zero-emission, electric landscaping equipment--such as mo  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif), and Representatives Norma Torres (CA-35), Grace Napolitano (CA-31), and Salud Carbajal (CA-24), 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 law (Public Law 118-47) appropr  more