WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Angel Island State Park has received a $1.5-million federal grant toward upgrading the dilapidated boat dock at Ayala Cove. The funding, announced May 13 by Rep. Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, comes from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Boating Infrastructure Grant program. The state park will combine the grant with $1.2 million in funding from the California Department of Parks and Recreation to comp  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep Norma Torres (D-CA) alongside Representatives Grace Meng, Robert Garcia, Judy Chu and Dan Goldman were joined by directly-impacted advocates and Fairness to Freedom campaign leaders on Capitol Hill today to urge Congress to support the Fairness to Freedom Act - a bill to establish a federal right to legal representation for all immigrants facing deportation. High stakes for immigrant communities a  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: As SMART officials stay mum on when they will seek extension of a sales tax needed to keep trains rolling, a bill enabling voters to place a renewal on the ballot has passed the California Senate. Senate Bill 904, authored by state Sen. Bill Dodd, a Democrat from Napa, was proposed to help the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit secure its sales tax dollars, which account for nearly half of the agency's total  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) led the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsement of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act. This legislation would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) from the Social Security Act. Currently, public service employees - such as police officers, teachers, and firefighters - are unable to receive Social Security b  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) today joined a letter signed by 13 Committee Democrats to Chair Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) urging him to open an investigation into the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) recent allegations that former Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield colluded with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+ to effectively ra  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman has shared the news that several recipients in California's Second Congressional District -- including two in Humboldt County -- have been awarded a total of $120,000 through the National Endowment for the Arts. The California Film Institute in San Rafael has received $30,000 for Grants for Arts Projects -- Media Art to support the Mill Valley Film Festival and related community p  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), both commissioners on the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB), introduced a bipartisan package of bills focused on protecting America's food security and agricultural supply chains, which are critical to U.S. national security. Senator Padilla introduced the Agriculture and National Security Act, which would h  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi released this statement on her decision to vote for H.R. 4763, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act: "FIT21 is a first step to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets - and it must be improved by working with the Senate and the Administration. While building a foundation for responsible innovation, we must take further action to strength  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: D.C. - Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Chair of the Poverty Task Force and senior member of the House Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Programs, issued the following statement underscoring the dangerous impacts of the Republican conference's proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). "Our country has a hunger problem. According to   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, offered several amendments in the House Armed Services Committee's "National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025" (H.R.8070) to curb wasteful and dangerous nuclear weapons spending. While some of Garamendi's oversight amendments were adopted, actio  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) voted to pass the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025" (H.R.8070) in the House Committee on Armed Services. As the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, Garamendi is responsible for all U.S. military installations and environmental cleanup of formerly used defense sites like decommissione  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, convened a press conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to urge for the passage of his bipartisan legislation, the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act. Congressman Sherman's bill calls for swift and substantial diplomatic engagement in order to achieve a formal end to the Korean War - America's  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) and Mike Kelly (PA-16) introduced the Delivering Unified Access to Lifesaving Services (DUALS) Act of 2024 to improve coverage for individuals jointly enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, also known as dual eligibles. Similar legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sens. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tom Carper (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mark Warner  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-CA) joined with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA), Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-CT) and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL) to reintroduce the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, a bill to greatly boost the availability of mental health providers in America's publ  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following statement on May 23, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) released the below statement following her vote on the Senate border security bill: "Today, I voted against the stand-alone border security legislation. In many key areas, it omits components critical to advancing the values to which I have dedicated my entire career. On its own, it is a measure that failed to provide comprehensive solutions f  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WATCH: Padilla Secures 2024 Water Resources Development Act Provisions to Address Tijuana River Sewage Crisis and Protect Against Extreme Weather Today, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) advanced several top water infrastructure priorities for Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the EPW Subcommittee on Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife. The Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Deve  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works advanced Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and James Lankford's (R-Okla.) bipartisan legislation to strengthen tribal parity for the transfer of surplus federal property. The GSA Disposal Process Tribal Parity Act of 2024 would allow tribal governments to participate in an existing process that allows the General Services Administration (GSA) to tr  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA) joined Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Angus King (I-ME), in introducing the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act, legislation to hold accountable people who share intimate deepfake images without consent online, often referred to as "deepfake porn." Using advanced technology, such as artificial intelligence, it is   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a statement following the confirmation of Judge Dena Coggins to serve in the Eastern District of California. Judge Coggins is Senator Butler's first judicial nominee to be confirmed to the federal bench. "Judge Dena Coggins is exactly the kind of jurist we need in   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, the House Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2025 bill. The measure was approved by the Subcommittee. Congressman Valadao is the Chairman of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee. "As the new Chairman of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, it's been an exciting few weeks working to draft a bill that ensures Congress is able to serve the American people,"   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WATCH: Padilla denounces border bill and demonization of immigrants Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, delivered remarks on the Senate floor opposing the Border Act being voted on today in the Senate, and condemning the rise in hateful rhetoric directed at immigrants. Padilla condemned the immigration bil  more