U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Friday July 05, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
Amid Record Heat and Wildfire Crisis, Rep. Harder Urges FEMA to Declare Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke as Major Disasters
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release:
This week, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9) is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to use all available resources to respond to the threats of extreme heat and wildfire smoke.
"Extreme heat and wildfire smoke keep getting worse year after year, and it's time FEMA and other federal agencies start taking this seriously," said Rep. Harder. "We've seen day after day of triple-digit te
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House Education & Workforce Subcommittee Chairman Kiley Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Workplace Antisemitism
WASHINGTON, July 5 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, chairman of House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, released the following opening statement from June 16, 2024, hearing entitled "Combating Workplace Antisemitism in Postsecondary Education: Protecting Employees From Discrimination":
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Since the evil, horrifying October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists on Israeli men, women, and children, America has witnessed a deeply disturbing rise in antisemitism. Follo
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House Education & Workforce Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Mt. San Antonio College Geography Professor
WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Dafna Golden, a geography professor at Mt. San Antonio College, from a June 26, 2024, hearing entitled "Combating Workplace Antisemitism in Postsecondary Education: Protecting Employees From Discrimination":
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My name is Dafna Golden. For twenty-three years I have been employed as a Geography Professor at Mt. San Antonio College ("Mt. SAC"), located
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House Education & Workforce Subcommittee Issues Testimony From University of California-San Diego Distinguished Professor
WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Brian Keating, a distinguished professor of physics at the University of California-San Diego, from a June 26, 2024, hearing entitled "Combating Workplace Antisemitism in Postsecondary Education: Protecting Employees From Discrimination":
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My name is Professor Brian Keating. I am the Chancellor's Distinguished Professor of Physics at UC San Diego. I
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Tuberville, Cruz Urge EPA to Reject California's Attack on Railroads
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and 31 Senate colleagues in sending a letter 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 commerce and threaten one of America's cleanest and most efficient modes of tran
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