WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) recognized three Northern California students who received appointments to the United States Service Academies. U.S. Service Academy graduates receive a first-rate undergraduate education with options to pursue advanced degrees, are provided with an education and experience that will offer a world of career opportunities and must spend a minimum of 5 years serving the  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, announced bipartisan legislation to support state, tribal, and local efforts to strengthen wildlife habitat connectivity and migration corridors. Representatives Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.-01) and Don Beyer (D-Va.-08) are leading companion legislation in the House of  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), co-chairs of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, led a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin regarding concerns about the Department of Defense's (DOD) handling of the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missi  more

SAN JOSE, California, June 25 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced that San Jose State University (SJSU) will receive a total of $3,504,153 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and National Science Foundation (NSF) to support seven research projects. "San Jose Sta  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement on the 52nd anniversary of the enactment of Title IX: "After 52 years, Title IX is stronger than ever. We celebrate its landmark provisions and applaud the Biden Administration's actions tostrengthen Title IX to protect LGBTQ+ people in a political moment when our community is targeted and singled out. Today more than ever, a feder  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: Chino Hills, CA - Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) wrote to California Governor Gavin Newsom expressing concerns regarding the transfer of 39 death row inmates to be transferred to the California Institute of Men (CIM) in Chino through the Condemned Inmate Transfer Program. In the letter, Rep. Kim highlighted the serious safety and security risks posed by the inmate transfer on individuals and   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WATCH: Padilla denounces state abortion bans and the overturning of Roe v. Wade LOS ANGELES, CA -- On the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court ruling, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined the Women's March Foundation to deliver remarks at a reproductive rights rally at Los Angeles City Hall. Padilla also joined U.S. Department of Health and Human S  more