WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Lawmakers want to expand the U.S. Geological Survey's list of minerals considered critical. A senior U.S. Geological Survey official Tuesday voiced support for legislation that would expand the federal government's list of critical minerals to include materials like copper. Colin Williams, who leads the agency's mineral resources program, said the administration would work with lawmakers to make sure H.  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following statement on June 5, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) issued the following statement of disapproval after House passage of H.R. 8580, the FY2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Funding Bill: "Historically, funding bills for our nation's veterans have been bipartisan, so I am deeply disheartened by the poisonous provisions authored by House Republicans added to the  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement after the House passed the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Congressman Valadao is a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. "I'm proud to support this bill that honors our commitmen  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) announced that the House of Representatives voted to pass his bipartisan legislation to designate the Federal Anaheim Post Office at 333 W. Broadway in Anaheim, California as the Dr. William Kott Post Office--honoring the life of the decorated U.S. Army veteran who served during World War II, took part in the Battle of the Bulge after walking acros  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman co-sent a letter to federal administrators on Tuesday calling for disaster relief funding to be allocated quicker for the state's salmon fishery closure in 2023. A year later and no disaster funds have been distributed, and fishermen face another closed season. "California's commercial, sport, and charter fishers, tribes, businesses, restaurants, and the communities who depend upo  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: D.C. - Representative Barbara Lee, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, and Representative Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee, reacted to the drastic budget cuts House Appropriations Committee Republicans released in the draft fiscal year 2025 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill, which was considered in subcommittee Tuesday. T  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) announced that he submitted 15 requests for Community Project Funding to the House Committee on Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2025. The projects submitted by Congressman Lieu would serve the residents of California's 36th Congressional District by providing federal funding to enhance public safety, mitigate and prevent landslides, improve public school fac  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41) voted along with a majority (209 to 197) of the House of Representatives to approve the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction and Veteran Affairs Appropriations Bill. "One of my highest priorities in Congress is upholding the commitments we made to the men and women who have served in our military," said Rep. Calvert. "The bill we approved today deliv  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, is highlighting new federal attention to airport noise and investments in noise mitigation projects coming through the aviation policy legislation he helped write and get signed into law a few weeks ago. "The Central Coast's airports are hubs for our local economy, commerce, tourism, and our gateways to the wider world. But  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following statement on June 5, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) released the following statement on the California State University (CSU) Chancellor's proposal to integrate the California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) in Vallejo, California with California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: "The proposed integration of Cal Maritime with Cal Poly promises significan  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Mike Garcia, R-California, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) voted in favor of the FY2025 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, which passed the House. This legislation fully funds our veterans' healthcare and benefits, supports military families and quality of life on base, and strengthens America's defense. "I'm proud to support this bill for the all-important reason that it fully fun  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following statement on June 5, 2024: * * * Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) issued the following statement: "The entire country knows that on day one of his presidency, Joe Biden threw open the nation's borders, ended policies that were working to restrict illegal crossings, turned America into a sanctuary nation, prevented Border Patrol professionals from doing their job, and repurposed them as Uber drivers for illegals. "  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: They've pulled victims out of the rubble after the World Trade Center collapsed, searched for those stranded in flooded homes during Hurricane Katrina, and responded to raging wildfires in Maui and across America. National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System task forces are comprised of highly skilled emergency responders who deploy on a moment's notice to a wide range of catastrophic events like   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Yesterday, the House of Representatives adopted two of Representative Scott Peters' (CA-50) bipartisan amendments to the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. These amendments support the critical Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program and the Department of Veterans Affairs Low  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced bicameral legislation to hold student loan servicers accountable for negligence and wrongdoing. The Student Loan Servicers Accountability Act would examine student loan servicers' role in hurting borrowers' credit ratings and ensure additional strict performance standards and harm-reductive contract terms for servicers before they're allowed to f  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Today, Representatives Scott Peters (CA-50), Juan Vargas (CA-52), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and Mike Levin (CA-49) introduced an amendment to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to help combat toxic sewage pollution in the Tijuana River Valley. This amendment would establish a new federal program - the Tijuana River Public Health and Water Quality Restoration Program - to plan, co  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and eight Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to the Department of Justice, urging the agency to immediately open an investigation into potential antitrust conspiracies among U.S. oil producers, OPEC, and OPEC+. In the letter, the members explain: "Gas prices today average $3.60 per gallon, u  more