WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) issued the following statement in response to House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025: "Funding our military to ensure its strategic readiness, to build and maintain our Armed Forces' capabilities, to meet our global defense challenges, to support our service personnel and their families, as well  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) with Congressman David Valadao's support. The FY25 NDAA authorizes funding for all discretionary military programs and activities - including personnel, operations, maintenance, procurement, research, and development. It also outlines critical policies and directives for the Department of   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: The House Appropriations Committee met last night to consider the Fiscal Year 2025 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act. Congressman Valadao, Chairman of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, released the following statement on the bill's passage out of full committee markup: "My most important job is serving constituents, and this legislation ensures Congress has the resources needed to serve the Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Ahead of tomorrow's 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) released the following statement highlighting the program's support of Dreamers and urging Congress to pass the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act. "12 years ago tomorrow, the Obama-Biden administration announced the DACA program to protect young people from being deport  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine that the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) regulations regarding mifepristone, a drug used in the majority of abortions. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), author of the Women's Health Protection Act, released the following statement:"Today's unanimous decision i  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R.8070, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) voted against the bill and issued the following statement: "For the second year in a row, the extreme MAGA Republican majority hijacked what's routinely a bipartisan process to advance a deeply unpopular, far-right agenda that will hurt our national security and our  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Today Representative Kevin Kiley (R-CA) voted for H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. He released the following statement after today's vote: "The NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) is a win for America and our service members. This legislation strengthens our defense, deters adversaries and impro  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Today, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) announced that Greenfield Market and Gas, Inc. will receive $877,500 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help create infrastructure for the sale and production of renewable fuels. "Climate change and its unprecedented effects pose serious challenges to our planet, and a large variety of actions must be taken to combat the crisis.  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Mike Garcia, R-California, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Today, Representative Mike Garcia (CA-27) voted in favor of the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This bill includes Rep. Garcia's historic pay raise for our junior enlisted troops, and it ensures our military has the tools needed to defend America and our interests around the world. "This NDAA rightly focuses our military on its core mission: Deter and win wars," said Rep.   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Mike Levin released the following statement regarding his vote opposing the current version of the National Defense Authorization Act. "Congress must do everything it can to support our service members, and I'm very disappointed to see extremist Republicans in the House attempting to use our men and women in uniform to score political points. Because of MAGA Republicans' anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the amended FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which passed the House 217-199: "The House Armed Services Committee worked hard to craft a bipartisan, unifying National Defense Authorization Act that made incredible progress for our servi  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-CA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision struck down a federal ban on bump stocks: "It's unconscionable that the Supreme Court would essentially allow machine guns back on our streets. Bump stocks serve no purpose beyond converting a semi-automatic gun into a fully automatic one, allowing a shooter to   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-CA) released the following statement after voting against the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act: "The annual defense funding bill is supposed to ensure our military has the resources necessary to keep our country safe and that our service members receive the benefits they've earned. "Unfortunately, House Republicans have  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement after voting no on the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included poison-pill amendments from House Republicans that infringe on the rights of women and LGBTQ servicemembers: "Once again, far-right Republicans in the House are inserting their anti-choice, climate denying, a  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement after voting NO on the House's partisan Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025: "It is unfortunate this Republican-led House has caved to extreme partisan measures and transformed the passage of the FY25 NDAA into a tactic bill filled with regressive policies for LGBTQ+ and wome  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) helped secure federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to reimburse Santa Cruz County $17,769,277 for emergency health and safety expenditures incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This FEMA reimbursement is for previous actions taken by Santa Cruz County during the pandemic when it provided shelt  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Andrea Salinas (OR-06), as well as U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the bicameral Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act. This legislation would provide compensation for farmworkers who lose out on wages due to extreme weather, public health emergencies, and other disasters beyond their control. "When   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) helped secure federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to reimburse Santa Cruz County $17,769,277 for emergency health and safety expenditures incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This FEMA reimbursement is for previous actions taken by Santa Cruz County during the pandemic when it pro  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, Senate Democrats will vote on the Right to IVF Act--a critical piece of legislation that would guarantee women's access to fertility treatment. Unfortunately, Senator Butler was not able to join her colleagues due to a positive COVID-19 test. Had she been able to attend the vote today, she would have voted YES to protect this essential right to reproductive health care. Senato  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: This week, Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) led a letter to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) requesting information about the botched closure of FCI Dublin, mistreatment of inmates while they were being transferred to other facilities, and BOP's management of investigations into the staff-on-inmate abuse at FCI Dublin and other federal B  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10 a.m. on June 20, 2024, at 226 Dirksen 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 15 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: This week, Senate Republicans blocked Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats' unanimous consent (UC) request to pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act, legislation that the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced last July. The UC request was made by U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) along with U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-D  more