WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Norma J Torres (CA-35) - a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee- and Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) - the ranking member of the Personnel Subcommittee of the Committee on House Armed Services, called on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee to provide robust funding for the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations (MCIOs), which are essential for solving murders,  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, Ranking Member Lou Correa, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, and Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, sent letters to the Attorneys General and chief financial officials of Texas and Florida seeking information about how their states' laws against responsib  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) sent a letter to Chair Bruce Westerman (D-Ark.) urging him to investigate foreign influence of U.S. laws and policies through foreign owned mining companies.  more

LONG BEACH, California, May 21 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3 million in grants from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of so-called brownfield sites in southern California, including the City of Carson in Congresswoman Nanette Barragan's (CA-44) Congressional district. Brownfield sites are contaminated properties that o  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) sent an urgent letter to U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Elizabeth Klein requesting the agency place a senior-level official in California to oversee tribal participation in offshore wind development and be responsive to tribal needs. Representative Huffman's letter follows a recent visit with Secretary of the Interior Deborah Haaland to Humbold  more

COACHELLA, California, May 21 -- Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) released the following statement regarding Secretary Deb Haaland's recent visit to California's 25th Congressional District. "This visit from Secretary Haaland is a crucial next step towards the President establishing the Chuckwalla National Monument and protecting lands adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park," said Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz. "The Chuckwalla  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following statement on May 20, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) issued the following statement denouncing the International Criminal Court prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials as well as Hamas terrorists, and reaffirmed his support for Israel's right to defend itself. "The ICC announcement today is not only misguided and repugnant, it is also a terrible overreach of the  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following statement on the ICC arrest warrants request for Israel and Hamas, on May 20, 2024: * * * The International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to go after the Israeli government is an absurd perversion of justice. It was Hamas that started this war on Oct. 7th, and it is Hamas that could end this war any time by releasing the hostages and relocating, just as the PLO did in 1982. Hamas seeks to kill as many civilians as p  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) announced on Friday, May 17, that he has requested $2.4 million in federal funds to address the surge in antisemitic incidents targeting Jews in Los Angeles. $1.4 million was requested to fully fund the Jewish Federation Los Angeles "Community Security Initiative," which monitors threats, provides emergency communications and organizes security services and trainings. An ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Juan Vargas, D-California, issued the following statement on May 20, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) released the following statement on the International Criminal Court application for arrest warrants for top Israeli officials. "The International Criminal Court's efforts to seek arrest warrants for democratically elected Israeli leaders is outrageous and shameful. I join President Joe Biden in condemning in the strongest possible terms an  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) reaffirmed support for people's right to peacefully protest and denounced the recent rise in hate crimes and hate speech reported in communities across the Bay Area and the country. "Many students in our community and across our country are speaking out on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. I'm a strong supporter of people's right to protest--it's a vital part of our  more