WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: Bill Aims to Protect Renters and Homeowners from Asbestos Exposure Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) - a member of the House Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, reintroduced the Asbestos Exposure in Housing Reduction Act of 2024 to safeguard residents from asbestos exposure by mandating the disclosure of asbestos hazards in the sale and lease of  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Mari Barke, a member of the Orange County Board of Education in Southern California, and director of California Local Elected Officials for the California Policy Center, from a hearing dated June 4, 2024, entitled "The Consequences Of Biden's Border Chaos For K-12 Schools": * * * Dear Chair Bean, Ranking Member Bonamici, a  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Anthony M. DiGiorgio, assistant professor at the University of California-San Francisco, from a hearing dated June 4, 2024, entitled "Oversight of 340B Drug Pricing Program": * * * Chairman Griffith, Vice-Chair Lesko and Ranking Member Castor, I am Anthony DiGiorgio, assistant professor of neurological surgery and faculty at the Institute for Health Policy Studi  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced legislation to expand access to nature for Americans, improve the visitor reservation process and experience on federal lands, including national parks, and enhance fee transparency. The Review and Evaluation of Strategies for Equal Reservations for Visitor Experiences (RESERVE) Federal Land Act received a hearing today in the Senate Energy and Natural  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, and Representative Deborah Ross (D-N.C.-02) led a bipartisan group of 43 lawmakers in calling on the Biden Administration to take urgent action to protect the more than 250,000 Documented Dreamers -- children of long-term visa holders -- who are at risk of aging out of th  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the Supreme Court decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine: "Today's ruling by the Supreme Court upholding full access to safe, effective mifepristone is the right decision for millions of women nationwide. This unanimous decision - rightfully declaring that the plaintiff lacks legal standing to challenge FDA actions - rejects a far-right   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court unanimously voted to reject a challenge to the abortion pill mifepristone. "This is a short-term victory for everyone who believes that people should not be forced to carry pregnancies against their will and against medical advice. The Court's decision does not, however, mitigate the ve  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44) and Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the SNAP Recertification Reform Act, a bill that would give states and qualifying SNAP applicants the flexibility to waive the recertification interview, and would direct state agencies to provide the option for a phone or virtual interview to applicants should the agency require an interview for r  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, the Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Appropriations Bill written by Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (CA-41) was approved by the House Appropriations Committee. "This bill provides the resources necessary for our military to deter conflict and prevail in war," said Chairman Calvert. "The spending priorities included in this bill acknowledge that the threats against   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement on the unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision today which denied the attempt to restrict reproductive health care for Californians and families across the United States by limiting access to mifepristone. "This unanimous ruling is a win for women who could have seen their reproductive care options sever  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA), and Chair of Senate Judiciary Committee Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined by Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Representatives Cori Bush (MO-01), Judy Chu (CA-28), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), John Garamendi (CA-08), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Barbara Lee (CA-12), Ted Lieu (CA-  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following news release: Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine to unanimously uphold women's access to the mifepristone abortion pill: "Today, the Supreme Court rejected a dangerous attempt to remove mifepristone from the market despite decades of evidence substantiat  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: This week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, convened a hearing entitled "The U.S. Intellectual Property System and the Impact of Litigation Financed by Third-Party Investors and Foreign Entities." The hearing examined the impact of secretive, profit-motivated third-party litigation fuelin  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Yesterday, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) exposed the hypocrisy of radical environmental, social, governance (ESG) policies being forced upon American to promote the woke climate agenda and discourage fossil fuel investments. Issa's remarks were made as part of a hearing in the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust entitled "Clima  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will distribute $1,385,217 to the San Benito Health Foundation. "Federally Qualified Health Centers, like the San Benito Health Foundation, serve as lifelines for many in our communities. "In San Benito County, the health care landscape is particularly fragile, and I am re  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Mike Garcia, R-California, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) voted in favor of the FY2025 Defense Appropriations bill, which passed out of the House Committee on Appropriations and will now advance to the House floor. This bill includes Rep. Garcia's proposal to give U.S. junior enlisted troops the highest pay raise in history. "We need to better invest in America's greatest national security asset: Our brave   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Oceanside, CA - Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) announced that he secured $32.2 million in federal funding for three critical water desalination projects to increase water security in North San Diego County and South Orange County. These projects, aimed at enhancing local water infrastructure and sustainability, will significantly benefit communities in the region by providing reliable sources of potable wat  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court unanimously voted to reject a challenge to the abortion pill mifepristone. "A positive development, but the extreme right-wing forces that brought this suit against Mifepristone won't stop here. "We must continue to stand tall against their all-out assault on the reproducti  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement following the unanimous decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine: "Today is a victory. The right to safe and effective contraception is affirmed, but we cannot rely on this activist Supreme Court to continue to protect the most common form of abortion care. We know this Supreme Court could claw back abortion access in other forms  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, California Congressmen Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced they are introducing legislation to create a new federal program encouraging commercial shipping companies operating off the Pacific coast to reduce speeds of their vessels in order to protect marine life and cut air pollution. The bill models the new federal program off the regional Protecting Blue Whales and Blue  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, California Congressmen Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced they are introducing legislation to create a new federal program encouraging commercial shipping companies operating off the Pacific coast to reduce speeds of their vessels in order to protect marine life and cut air pollution. The bill models the new federal program off the regional Protecting Blue Whales and Blue   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced bipartisan legislation led by Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) to address rising case backlogs across America. The Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act would address judicial shortages contributing to these backlogs by increasing the number of federal dis  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WATCH: Padilla commemorates 12th DACA anniversary by calling for congressional and executive action Ahead of the 12th anniversary of the establishment of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, joined immigration advocates, DACA recipients, and other lawmakers  more