WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Task Force designed to stop far-right government takeover outlined in ultra conservative manifesto Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) announced the formation of a new working group designed to stop Project 2025, a far-right roadmap for Donald Trump to seize "supreme" powers and radically undermine reproductive rights, LGBTQ equality, racial justice, free speech, and other democratic inst  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: Today Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) - a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations introduced the International Artificial Intelligence Research Partnership Act of 2024, legislation that expands the long tradition of building partnerships between U.S. cities and cities around the world, funding Artificial Research Partnerships to ensure the next generation o  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the passing of Reverend James Lawson: "The passing of Reverend James Lawson is an enormous loss for our country and for the world. His prayerful, peaceful leadership embodied our sacred charge as Americans to form a more perfect union - and will continue to inspire freedom fighters for generations to come. "Reverend Lawson was a giant of the civil ri  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Salud Carbajal visited the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office to highlight new funding he secured in this year's federal budget to support replacing the radio dispatch system used by the Sheriff's office. The $2,000,000 in federal funds will help upgrade the hardware and software of the radio dispatch system, which handles the 100,000 annual calls and is the county's largest 911 dispat  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, introduced the SHOP SAFE Act which will protect consumers from counterfeit goods on the online marketplace. The SHOP SAFE Act incentivizes online marketplaces to improve their ability to detect and stop counterfeit goods by protecting online marketp  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following statement on June 11, 2024: * * * Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) released the following statement: "Today's conviction of Hunter Biden is not a cause for celebration, but rather a stark reminder of the culture of corruption that threatens to engulf not only the Biden presidency - but his Department of Justice as well. "The truth is the Biden DOJ for years sought not to deliver justice but figure out a way to ha  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services approved over $3 million in funding for the Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to help fund the training of pediatric medical residents. The funding is the fourth of five scheduled payments this year totaling nearly $15 million dollars. "This crucial funding will support the  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Today, Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-New Jersey) introduced the Guaranteed Additional Income for Families in Need (GAIN) Act, which would provide low income families with regular cash payments, providing financial security and improving adverse health outcomes associated with income volatility. This new legislation would establish a targeted pilot p  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Today, Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) introduced the Stop Secret Spending Act of 2024, which requires federal agencies to include other transaction agreements (OTAs) in the list of federal awards that must be reported on USAspending.gov. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) led the Senate companion to this legislation. OTAs are legally binding agreements that are not standar  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10 a.m. on June 13, 2024, at G50 Dirsken Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. Nominees * Michelle Williams Court, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California * Anne Hwang, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California * Sarah Netburn, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York * Stace  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Rohnert Park - On Sunday, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry recognized the 2024 Student Leadership Council graduates at an end-of-year town hall ceremony hosted at Sonoma State University. The event featured special guest speakers and a panel discussion on the issue of climate change. Rep. Thompson presented graduating students with certificates marking their ac  more