WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) joined Congressman Mike Ezell (R-MS) in introducing a resolution marking the 82nd anniversary of the establishment of the United States Naval Construction Force, more commonly known as the "Seabees." The resolution recognizes the tremendous sacrifices and contributions of the Seabees, who have fought and served on behalf of our country. Senat  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Following Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend, the House of Representatives passed several pieces of legislation to hold Iran and its terrorist proxies accountable. Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement: "The Biden administration's strategy of appeasement toward Iran has failed," said Congressman Valadao. "President Biden freed up $6 billion in Iranian  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: The House passed the bipartisan Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, co-led by Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), which would close the data broker loophole and prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from buying American's personal information without a warrant. Earlier today on the House Floor, Rep. Sara Jacobs said: "Under almost any other circumstance, law enforcement and intelligence agencies nee  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) re-introduced the Protecting Communities from Plastics Act, legislation that addresses the plastic production crisis that is fueling climate change and worsening environmental injustice. The reintroduction comes just before the 54th annual Earth Day, the official 2024 theme for which is "Planet vs.   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Diana DeGette (CO-01) applauded the Biden Administration for finalizing the Conservation and Landscape Health rule. "Protecting public lands is so important to my constituents, to Californians, and to the millions of people who treasure the spectacular wild places our country has to offer. But all of those places are at risk from the escalating clim  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) led 19 of their colleagues in an urgent letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo calling for them to swiftly declare a federal fishery disaster, joining California Governor Gavin Newsom in his request. This follows the Pacific Fishery Management Council's stark recommendation to impl  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- 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, issued the following statement after the Senate agreed that the articles of impeachment against U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas did not actually allege conduct that rises to the level of a high crime or misdemeanor as required under Article II, Sec  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works environmental mitigation for USACE infrastructure projects. USACE Civil Works builds critical flood control, navigation, water supply, and recreati  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following statement on April 17, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41) issued the following statement regarding the release of a new review by U.S. Central Command of the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport in August 2021: "Just weeks after the Abbey Gate bombing, national security officials knew the name of the bomber responsible for killing 13 American servicemembers. I publicly shared that name in September   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, Defense Appropriations Chairman Ken Calvert (CA-41) joined House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole and State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) in releasing critical security supplemental bills that provide much-needed defense assistance to our allies and partners around the world. "America's national security sits at a dangerous precip  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following statement on April 18, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08), a senior member of the House Committees on Armed Services and Transportation and Infrastructure, issued the following statement after U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai announced a full investigation into the People's Republic of China's unfair shipbuilding and maritime trade practices. Earlier this week, Garame  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper to discuss the need to pass critical foreign aid for U.S. allies Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, and the latest in former President Donald Trump's criminal trials. Key Excerpts: On the Need to Pass Crucial Foreign Aid for U.S. Allies, Lack of Effective Governance in the House "We want this place to be   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined MSNBC's Jose Diaz-Balart to discuss House deliberations around critical aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as the latest in the jury selection in former President Trump's New York hush money trial. Key Excerpts: On Threats to Democracy at Home and Abroad But what is most important at the end of the day is we need to get   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: In case you missed it, yesterday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) spoke to a group of over 100 local business and civic leaders from San Diego visiting Washington, D.C. as part of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce's annual delegation to the nation's capital. During his remarks, Schiff highlighted his priorities for Southern California including tackling environmental challenges   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Juan Vargas, D-California, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: At a House Financial Services Committee hearing today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52), co-chair of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus, voiced support for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) recently finalized climate disclosure rule. "The SEC's climate rule is about standardizing the climate related disclosures publicly traded companies must make so  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following news release: Representatives Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, Mike Gallagher (WI-8), Chair of the Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, and Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter to Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) of the Ways & Means Committee, Rep. Austin Scott (GA-08), Chairman of the House Agriculture General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee, and Rep. Tracey Mann (KS-01), Chairman of the House Agriculture Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, today introduced the Ensuring Access to Risk Management Act. The legislation corrects a current  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), alongside Reps. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Jared Golden (D-ME), to impose sanctions on any Chinese military firm that provides material support to Russia. The bill, called the NO LIMITS Act, also gives Chinese military firms identified by the U.S. government 180 days to withdraw from the Russian market or face full, blo  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Norma Torres and Congressman Dan Newhouse sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting an update on the implementation of Savanna's Act, legislation passed in 2020 to address the disproportionately high number of missing or murdered Native American women by requiring the Department of Justice to implement additional law enforcement protocols for investigating such cases.   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Major water recycling and reuse projects could see a boost from federal funds under new legislation introduced by a quartet of Western Democrats. California Democratic Reps. Grace Napolitano and Jared Huffman on Tuesday introduced H.R. 7990, the "Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization and Investment Act of 2024." The bill, co-authored by Nevada Rep. Susie Lee (D) and Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, t  more