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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Tuesday May 07, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Brownley Introduces Legislation to Expand Access to Marriage and Family Therapists at VA
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) announced the introduction of the VA Marriage and Family Therapists Equity Act, legislation which would expand access to professional therapists for veterans and their families. Specifically, this bill would remove an onerous regulation that limits the practice of nearly half of all the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) employed by th  more

Costa, Colleagues Urge USDA to Restore NASS Surveys
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: 2081 Rayburn House Office Building DC 20515 Email Me(202) 225-3341 Subscribe Representatives Representative Jim Costa (CA-21), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, along with Tracey Mann (KS-01), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, and Poultry, and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), led 70 of their colle  more

Rep. Carbajal Urges President Biden to Uphold U.S. Law and Policy Regarding Delivery of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Salud Carbajal, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, is urging President Biden to enforce U.S. law and policy amid evidence and reports that Israel has restricted the flow of U.S. aid to Gaza - where over one million Palestinians are experiencing catastrophic levels of starvation. In a letter to President Biden, Congressman Carbajal and 86 Mem  more

Rep. DeSaulnier Announces San Ramon Student as Winner of CA-10 2024 Congressional Art Competition
WALNUT CREEK, California, May 7 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced Nidhi Parachuri, a high school junior who lives in San Ramon and attends the California School of Art and Design in Pleasanton, as the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for California's 10th Congressional District. Her acrylic painting, Simply Chaos, will be displayed in the United States Capitol. "We had a   more