WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35) led 27 of her House colleagues in a letter to the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations subcommittee requesting $45 million in funding for the Department of Education's Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program. This program is based on the BASIC Act, introduced by Congresswoman Torres. Basic Needs Grants provide f  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced that several aviation safety measures he authored and has long advocated for were included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 3935),which reauthorizes the FAA for five years while creating a safer, cleaner, more sustainable, and more accessible U.S. aviation system. This bill passed the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Nutritious Foods in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" at 10 a.m. on May 22, 2024, at 2362-A Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses * Dr. Angela Rachidi, Senior Fellow and Rowe Scholar, American Enterprise Institute * Mr. Michael Gay, Independent Grocer * Mr. Robert Seligson, Chief Executive Officer  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to University of California system President Michael Drake, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Chancellor Gene Block, and University of California Board of Regents Chair Richard Leib requesting documents and information rega  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Carbajal spoke on the House floor earlier today highlighting the important missions undertaken by the Coast Guard and the improvements included in the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved in a bipartisan vote legislation crafted by Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Ranking Member Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Transportation and Infras  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler (both D-Calif.), along with Representative Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.-25), announced legislation to rename the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the Senator Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center. The bill received a hearing today in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR) with the National Park Service. The Cottonwood Visitor  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved Congressman Salud Carbajal's (CA-24) 'Clean Airport Agenda', a slate of bipartisan bills aimed at helping curb the threat of forever chemicals near airports. The bills are part of the bicameral aviation policy package now headed to President Joe Biden's desk for him to sign into law. The 'Clean Airport Agenda' includes Rep. Carbajal's Pollution-Free Avia  more

MONTEREY, California, May 16 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) secured $474,999 to assist California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) in its work to support farmworkers and their families to achieve success in their first year of higher education and beyond. This funding was made possible through the United States Department of Education's College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP). Institutions of hi  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Yesterday, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) and Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) - both senior members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - introduced the Indian Ocean Region Strategic Review Act. This bipartisan legislation would enhance U.S. strategic engagement with the Indian Ocean region by requiring the development of a multi-year strategy and implementation plan for coordina  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Rep. Maria Salazar (FL-27) introduced the bipartisan Global Internet Freedom Act to reinforce that internet freedom is fundamental to human rights. The bipartisan legislation would require the U.S. Department of State to include abuses of internet freedom, including shutting down internet services, blocking websites, social media sites, and applications, and engaging in other fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Michelle Steel (R-Calif.), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), Chris Pappas (D-N.H.), and David Trone (D-Md.) introduced the Strengthening Cybersecurity in Health Care Act. The bipartisan, bicameral bill will address the recent spike in cybersecurity attacks against American health care systems b  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) led a letter signed by 24 of her Senate colleagues to the CEO of Delta Airlines, Ed Bastian, urging the airline to adopt a neutrality agreement regarding its employees' efforts to form a union. The letter expresses support for the 55,000 Delta employees who are attempting to form a union and raises concerns that Delta is employing unfair tac  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release: on May 15, 2024 Today, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.), along with Representative Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.-25), announced legislation to rename the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the Senator Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center. The bill received a hearing today in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR) with the National Park Service. The  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) announcement that the agency will allocate $1.7 million in funding for a new Climate Change and Transportation Research Center at the University of California, Davis. "It's impossible to address the climate crisis without rethinking the way we travel," said Thompson. "UC Davis' new partnership with the Departmen  more