WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, ahead of International Day for Mine Awareness on April 4, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) introduced a congressional resolution reaffirming the United States' leadership in international landmine clearance efforts. Despite significant progress in the reduction of landmines, an estimated 60 million individuals in nearly 70 countries worldwide still live with the threat of landmines every day.  more

SANTA ANA, California, April 3 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Today, Representative Lou Correa (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, led 100+ of his colleagues in a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur M. Jaddou to raise concern over delays in processing renewal applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, and call for the agen  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Today, Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, and Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) introduced the Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that would enhance border security operations by requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to present a plan to Congress for integrating inn  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and local leaders held a press conference to discuss the future of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which is helping millions of Americans save up to $30 a month on their internet bill. As funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program remains uncertain due to Republican-led opposition, Congresswoman Matsui and leaders from Valley   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: San Francisco - Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced that the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) will receive up to $35 million in new federal funding for its research into better treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS and glioblastoma. This funding comes from the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) initiative, which was  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: San Francisco - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after seven World Central Kitchen workers were killed in an IDF strike in Gaza: "The killing of seven World Central Kitchen workers delivering deeply needed food aid in Gaza is an outrage. Our prayers are with these heroes and their families during this sad time -- as well as with the innocent civilians killed and families suffering in Ga  more

ESCONDIDO, California, April 3 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) announced today that his office is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Congressional Art Competition, a contest for high school students in the 48th Congressional District to showcase the best of their artistic creations, which will also be displayed in the Capitol Building. "Every year, I'm so impressed by the sheer scope of imagination   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Juan Vargas, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) joined his colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) urging the agency to lengthen the current automatic extension period for immigrants' work permits (employment authorization documents or "EADs"). DHS's issuance of such a rule is urgently needed to allow USCIS more tim  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, and Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, issued the following joint statement after retu  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) introduced the Government Facilities to Affordable Housing Conversion Act, legislation which will support the conversion of unused and underutilized federal, state, and local government-owned buildings into affordable housing units, increasing the supply of affordable housing nationwide and developing housing that i  more