WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Cortez Masto created this program in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help Nevada and other western communities combat drought. Las Vegas, Nev. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced $99 million to support a regional large-scale water recycling project that, when completed, will serve hundreds of thousands of households in Southern Nevada and California. This funding is   more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration released the following testimony by Physicians Foundation CEO Robert Seligson from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Nutritious Foods in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program": * * * Good Morning. My name is Robert Seligson and I serve as CEO of The Physicians Foundation. We are a nonprofit association comprised of 20 major medical societies across the U.S.,  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration released the following testimony by Robert H. Lustig, an emeritus professor at the University of California-San Francisco, from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Nutritious Foods in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program": * * * Dear Chairman Harris, Ranking Member Bishop, and members of the Committee: My name is Robert Lustig, an Emeritus Professor at UCSF.  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) are asking the Department of Transportation (DOT) to turn over documents and information regarding the Biden administration's decision to waste billions in taxpayer money on the failed California Hi  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO (May 29, 2024) - Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, a key initiative under President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The rebates, totaling $91,230,000 for California, will help selectees purchase 380 clean school buses in 47 school districts across the state  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WATCH: Padilla announces $159 million to strengthen California drought resilience LOS ANGELES, CA -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, and Representatives Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.-31) and Nanette Barragan (D-Calif.-44) joined the Bureau of Reclamation to announce $159 million in transformational i  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) announced that Sacramento City Unified School District has been selected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to receive $2,440,000 in rebate funding to purchase 8 electric school buses. The Clean School Bus Rebate Program, funded through President Biden's Investing in America agenda, will help accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles and h  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and the Biden-Harris Administration announced new funding for two Central Coast school districts to support their purchase of 35 clean school buses for local students. Ventura Unified School District and Santa Barbara Unified School District are receiving a total of $7 million in rebates through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean School Bus P  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) and the co-chairs of the Congressional Labor Caucus, Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), and Steven Horsford (D-NV) led a letter cosigned by 47 House Democrats calling on the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to fully enact the Biden-Harris Administration's stated policy regarding base access for  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: on May 29, 2024 Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) led ten other Democratic members in calling on the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service to allow for the electronic transmission of Thrift Savings Plan rollovers to financial institutions to combat mail theft and fraud. Current agency policies only allow for the issuance of TSP rollovers through a U.  more

SALINAS, California, May 30 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) announced that the Salinas City Elementary School District will receive $1,505,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to replace 10 old, diesel-fueled school buses with zero-emission electric vehicles. "Climate change and its unprecedented effects pose serious challenges to our planet. That's why the Biden Administratio  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 30 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, a key initiative under President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The rebates, totaling $91,230,000 for California, will help selectees purchase 380 clean school buses in 47 school districts across the state.  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced a new $1.6 million federal investment in local solar roof innovation with San Jose-based company, GAF Energy. The company is a U.S. manufacturer, with its 112,000 square-foot combination R&D and manufacturing facility located in South San Jose. The funding, made possible through the Biden Administration's clean energy agenda and the Bipartisan I  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) was joined by Fire Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Kristin M. Crowley at Los Angeles Fire Station 88 in Sherman Oaks where the Congressman presented a check for $3 million in federal funds that he secured to help improve local fire stations and increase public safety. "Our brave firefighters courageously and selflessly put their lives  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA) announced that language to prevent AI from autonomously launching nuclear weapons was included in the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that recently passed through the House Armed Services Committee. If signed into law, the language would codify existing policy that states a human must be kept "  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Salud Carbajal and Congresswoman Julia Brownley visited the Ventura County Family Justice Center (VCFJC) with Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko to highlight new federal funding secured to support and expand the services it provides for survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, and other violent crimes. President Biden recently signed into law a $1.67 million award for VCFJC  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Salud Carbajal and Congresswoman Julia Brownley visited the Ventura County Family Justice Center (VCFJC) with Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko to highlight new federal funding secured to support and expand the services it provides for survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, and other violent crimes. President Biden recently signed into law a $1.67 million award for VCFJC  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) are asking the Department of Transportation (DOT) to turn over documents and information regarding the Biden administration's decision to waste billions in taxpayer money on the failed Cali  more