WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressmen Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), Chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry, Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, and Tom Tiffany (R-Wisc.), Chairman of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands, introduced a bill to block the Biden Administration's misguided proposed plan to hinder forest management activities that protect old and mature gro  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) introduced the Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act. This bill would require the Veterans Affairs Administration (VA) to create a plan and report to Congress on making automation tools available for all Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) offices and the VA Board of Veterans' Appeals to process benefits claims for survivors and vetera  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced that he secured $391,400 for the Tracy Police Department to create a Real Time Information Center that will help law enforcement officers respond to crimes as quickly and safely as possible. This funding will allow police to use current and evolving technologies, as well as gather information from  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: At an oversight hearing with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg yesterday, Republican Members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee called into question various policies and priorities of the Biden Administration's Department of Transportation (DOT), including regulatory proposals such as the onerous greenhouse gas (GHG) emis  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Today, the House of Representatives approved (217 to 198) the Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Appropriations Bill introduced by Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (CA-41). "I am proud of this year's defense appropriations bill, which adheres to the fiscal constraints of the Fiscal Responsibility Act while providing a strong military to defend America, our allies, and partners," said Rep.   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-45) and Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) providing a $7 million increase to STARBASE, a youth STEM Education program for elementary and secondary students under the Department of Defense (DoD). Full funding is provided through existing DoD resources, meaning no overall increase in federal spending. "In  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), the Vice Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), and 21 Members of Congress launched a new congressional caucus which aims to find effective, long-term solutions to humanely address irregular and forced migration around the world. The members of Congress, joined by  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court overturned its own holding in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, significantly undermining the regulatory authority of federal agencies: "Today's Supreme Court ruling once again shamefully overturns decades of precedent, stripping regulatory authority from federal subject matter experts with subs  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the Supreme Court decision in Moyle v. United States: "Today, the Supreme Court has given women temporary reprieve by deciding, for now, not to criminalize certain basic emergency reproductive care. But in not clearly recognizing the protections of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, this Court has enabled further litigation - and suffering  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024, with Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York: * * * In response to the Supreme Court's decision today in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce, which overturned the decades-old precedent of deference toward federal agency decision-making that the Court announced in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrol  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, issued a statement following his vote against the House Republicans' State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill: "As Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, I have the privilege of traveling around the Indo-Pacific region to meet with dedicated S  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Today, during Immigrant Heritage Month, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44) introduced a resolution to recognize the immense contributions of immigrants to our country and society. "Immigrants built America and continue to make incredible contributions to our country's economy, institutions, and culture," said Rep. Barragan. "Immigrants work tough jobs in construction, farming, an  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following news release: Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) made the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the consolidated cases of Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, preventing Idaho from enforcing a ban on abortions when necessary to prevent harm to women's health. "Today, the Supreme Court dismissed Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States o  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: This week, Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) welcomed the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for California's Second District, Tiah Ross-Butner from Ukiah High School in Mendocino, to the United States Capitol to celebrate her accomplishment. Ross-Butner's piece, titled "Where We Come From - Klamath River", will hang in the U.S. Capitol for one year along with other art pieces from each   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Today, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) reintroduced the ZZZ's to A's Act to study the relationship between school start times and adolescent health and academic performance. First introduced by Lofgren in 1998, the legislation would direct the U.S. Department of Education to conduct an official study that reviews the existing scientific evidence, compares student health and performa  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Carlsbad, CA - Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) recognized national Gun Violence Prevention Month by announcing Nikki Faddick as his June 2024 Constituent of the Month. Ms. Faddick is a Carlsbad resident, a mother of three boys, and a gun safety advocate, organizer, and author. Nikki Faddick As a co-leader of the California chapter of Moms Demand Action and a senior organizing manager at Everytown for Gun S  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) issued the following statement expressing disappointment in the conservative Supreme Court's decisions in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce to overturn the Chevron doctrine. "This extreme Supreme Court has shown time and again that they have no regard for settled law and would rather throw out decades of precedent to muddy the  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) blasted Republicans during a sham House Judiciary Committee hearing recommending that the House of Representatives cite Mark Zwonitzer, President Joe Biden's ghostwriter for two memoirs, for contempt of Congress. Key Excerpts: On Chairman Jordan failing to reach out to the White House before charging Zwonitzer with contempt: Schiff: You h  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) spoke at the Communications Workers of America's National Legislative and Political Conference. Schiff stressed the importance of strengthening labor laws and passing the PRO Act, addressing the digital divide through expanded broadband access and the intertwined challenges of the economy and democracy. Schiff also highlighted the need to p  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) voted in favor of H.R. 8752, the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). Included in the bill is $1.875 million in community project funding Rep. Kim secured for the City of Chino Hills Fire Risk Reduction Project, which will help remove dead brush and wildfire fuel near urban areas and protect public safety. Rep. Kim also worked on   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following news release: Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) today introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh). "The Azerbaijani assault on Nagorno-Karabakh last year brought about the destruction of the Armenian community that has called the region home for centuries. Azerbaijan's actions meet every defin  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA-50) and Dave Joyce (R-OH-14) introduced the bipartisan Cannabis Research Act, legislation to provide legal certainty to researchers studying state-legal cannabis products, create a National Cannabis Research Agenda, and fund 10 Centers of Excellence in Cannabis Research. A comprehensive agenda for federal cannabis research will help empower America's best and brig  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Today, Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) released the following joint statement in response to the Biden Administration's leadership on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CSRV), including Hamas' sexual violence against Israelis on October 7: "We're grateful that the Biden Administration is taking such a strong and unequivocal stance to address the egregious  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Today, Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Daniel Goldman (D-N.Y) sent a letter to President Biden requesting that the Administration clarify and update a recently released fact sheet to include Hamas' sexual violence against Israel on October 7. The lawmakers note that while the White House fact sheet on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) identifies specific instances of C  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Juan Vargas, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Juan Vargas (CA-52), Scott Peters (CA-50), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and Mike Levin (CA-49) applauded the inclusion of funding that can be used to repair and expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in President Biden's updated supplemental funding request. In October 2023, the President included $310 million in his emergency supplemental request for the South Bay trea  more