WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and 30 Republican colleagues urged U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to reject a California climate change regulation targeting railroads. The new restriction would significantly burden commerce and threatens one of America's cleanest and most efficient modes of transportation--rail. The California Air Resources Board  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 30 other Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan voicing their objection to a California climate change regulation targeting railroads. The new restriction would significantly burden commerce and threatens one of America's cleanest and most efficient modes of transp  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. United States. "Today's decision grants former President Trump extensive immunity - a man who has proven to have absolute disregard for our democratic process," said Congresswoman Matsui. "The rule of law is the foundation of American democracy. Those who take an oath to uphold the Con  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Proposed Rule Follows Padilla's Efforts to Establish Federal Standard to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat Today, amid extreme heat waves across California and the nation, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) applauded the Biden Administration's proposed rule to establish the first-ever federal safety standard to protect workers from the severe risks of excessive heat. The rule, proposed by the Department  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court granted former President Donald Trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution in the Trump v. United States ruling: "Today, former President Trump's handpicked justices have cast aside our nation's bedrock principle of the rule of law, afforded future presidents carte blanche to abuse the powers of thei  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: San Francisco - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the ruling in Trump v. United States: "Today, the Supreme Court has gone rogue with its decision, violating the foundational American principle that no one is above the law. "The former president's claim of total presidential immunity is an insult to the vision of our founders, who declared independence from a King. A seriously dangero  more

SANTA ANA, California, July 2 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following statements on July 1, 2024, with Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York: * * * In response to the Supreme Court's decision in Corner Post v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, which once again upends precedent and makes vulnerable the essential rules that protect Americans, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler and Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommitte  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's broad decision giving President Trump immunity from prosecution on all official acts. Congressman Lieu previously served as an Impeachment Manager for the second impeachment of Donald Trump. "When Donald Trump was president, he appointed three Supreme Court justices. When Donald Trump lost the election,  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced(link is external) a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to establish a federal standard for heat stress protections against occupational exposure to high temperatures and heat exposure. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), author of the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Actthat would codify heat stress  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. John Duarte, R-California, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: On June 28th, Congressman John Duarte (CA-13), along with Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (IL-12), Congressman Don Davis (NC-01), Congressman David Valadao (CA-22), Congressman Josh Harder (CA-9), and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced the Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act (H.R. 8880). This bill requires the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contra  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following news release: Palo Alto, CA - U. S. Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) released the following statement today about a California state bill that would have allowed AT&T to exit its obligation to be the Carrier of Last Resort (COLA). Under that obligation, the company must provide phone service to all customers, even if that means landlines in rural areas with unreliable cell service. AB 2797 was introduced by Assembly  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA), top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), senior member of Senate Democratic Leadership, sent a letter to White House Made in America Office's Director Livia Shmavonian urging her to ensure that the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) trade agreements--formerly called recipr  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of the United States ruling on Trump v. United States: "Today, American democracy was dealt a crushing blow by a radical and corrupt Supreme Court. With its sweeping new "absolute immunity" rule, the Court is all but inviting a President to abuse power in ways that have historically been u  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) and Dr. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced the bipartisan Purple Heart Veterans Education Act, H.R. 8896, the House companion to the Senate bill by the same name introduced in May 2024 by Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC). This bipartisan bill would close a loophole that prevents veterans who received their Purple Heart after leaving military service from  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. United States. "Today's Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity severely undermines our democratic principles. Essentially, it grants any sitting president unchecked authority akin to a "dictator on day one," allowing them to exploit official powers for personal gain without facing con  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Katie Porter, D-California, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: * * * Multi-million dollar grant will enhance traveler experience, replace outdated infrastructure * * * Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) today announced the allocation of $3.8 million from the federal Airport Improvement Program to modernize Orange County's John Wayne Airport (SNA). The grant, secured with Rep. Porter's advocacy, will help airport officials replace outdated infrastructure in th  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement on today's U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Trump v. United States: "Today's ruling from an activist, conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court shakes our system of government to its core. Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent lays out the terrible effect of today's decision in plain terms: 'It makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40), who serves as Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, and Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (MI-02) introduced the Protecting American Innovation and Development (PAID) Act to hold foreign adversaries accountable for stealing American intellectual property (IP), violating the law, and undermi  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently led a letter with 31 of his Senate Republican colleagues to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan voicing their objection to a California climate change regulation targeting railroads. The new restriction would significantly burden commerc  more