WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: Bloomberg News recently spoke with Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) about his bill, the Incorporating National Support for Unprecedented Risks and Emergencies (INSURE) Act, which would stabilize the home insurance market while ensuring vulnerable communities are not excluded from coverage. See key excerpts below: On Rising Costs and Reduced Availability of Policies [...] To do so, Schiff is cast  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, during a House Committee on Small Business hearing(link is external) on "Main Street Realities: Examining the Current Economic Landscape in America", Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) served as Ranking Member and invited Tom McCarthy, Vice President and Co-Founder of Motiv Space Systems, based in Pasadena, CA, to testify. Click here(link is external) to watch the hearing in full. Click here(link is external) to   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following statement on July 10, 2024: * * * Opening remarks, as prepared, of Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) from today's hearing, entitled "An Examination of the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) In Use Locomotive Regulation": At almost 145,000 route miles, the United States has one of the most efficient and comprehensive freight rail systems in the world. It is also one  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35), the sole former 9-1-1 dispatcher in Congress, issued the following statement following the unanimous passage of her bipartisan 9-1-1 Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services (SAVES) Act during the House Committee on Education and the Workforce markup. The bill, which has 133 bipartisan cosponsors, is co-led by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01). "When A  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Mary Kathleen Costello, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Laura Margarete Provinzino, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota; and Noel Wise, nominated to be U.S. District Ju  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 11 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * California AG office was a key supporter of the families fighting segregation 78 years ago. * * * Yesterday the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to formally support U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez's (CA-34) bipartisan legislation to name the Los Angeles U.S. Courthouse after Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez, American civil rights icons, who along with the Guzman, Palom  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko, Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Matt Cartwright, Sean Casten, Chellie Pingree, and Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, released the following statement in response to the passage of the Republican-led 'Refrigerator Freedom Act' (H.R. 7637) and  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, the New Democrat Coalition announced it was endorsing 15 public safety bills for passage, including legislation written by Coalition Vice Chair Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) to help local police departments mitigate staffing shortages. The Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act, introduced in May with Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), provides an emergency boost to the federal grant program that provides  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following news release: In her letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta, U.S. Representative Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) expressed her concerns about the decision to close the Seton Coastside facility in April. Rep. Eshoo had copied Bonta in two previous letters to the California Department of Public Health and is now asking the Attorney General to respond to the clear responsibilities of Seton owner AHMC Healthcare Inc. and th  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following statement on July 10, 2024: * * * Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08) issued the following statement on the result of the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) Nunn-McCurdy review of its Sentinel program: "Today, I met with DOD and Air Force officials to discuss the outcome of the Sentinel/Minuteman III program's critical Nunn-McCurdy breach that halted the program because of an extraordinary cost escalation. I comme  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) today condemned the decision by the California Department of State Hospitals and the San Diego Superior Court to place Merle Wakefield - a Sexually Violent Predator with a criminal record dating back almost 40 years - into a private home in Poway, CA. "This is only the latest effort by Governor Newsom and Sacramento to dump some of the most dangerous an  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Mike Garcia, R-California, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) voted in favor of H.R. 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which passed the House. This bill would better ensure the integrity and security of federal elections by requiring that individuals provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote. "Right now, less than half of Americans have confidence in the security of our elec  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49), alonside 12 House Natural Resources Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) requesting information about Pioneer Natural Resources (Pioneer) and seven other oil companies implicated in a class action lawsuit alleging market manipulation with global oil cartel, Organization of Petroleum Ex  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Katie Porter, D-California, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * Legislation would crack down on pharmacy benefit managers' rampant profiteering, verify patients aren't duped into paying above-market rates * * * Reps. Katie Porter (D-CA) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today introduced legislation to help prevent overcharges for prescription drugs. While insurance copays often significantly decrease the cost of a medication, it is sometimes cheaper fo  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the ATF Data and Anti-Trafficking Accountability (DATA) Act, a critical bill to enhance public transparency regarding the activities of the firearms industry and the regulatory functions of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The comprehensive legislation will require the ATF to publish an annual report   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), joined by Representatives Daniel S. Goldman (D-N.Y), Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), and Gabe Amo (D-R.I.), introduced the Firearm Destruction Licensure Act, a bill to ensure firearms intended to be destroyed are not sold and do not fall back into the hands of bad actors. Schiff's comprehensive legislation will require those engaged in the business   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Mark Takano (CA-39) spoke in opposition to H.J.Res.165, a piece of legislation that seeks to upend recent Biden Administration updates to Title IX. Rep. Takano released a statement in April when the Department of Education released a finalized rule to Title IX to include explicit protections for LGBTQ+ students in schools receiving federal funds. WATCH REP. TAKANO'S FULL REMARKS Rema  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-CA), Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) led more than 155 members of the House of Representatives in introducing a bipartisan resolution designating July 10 as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. "As we introduce this resolution honoring their sacrifice and dedication, lineworkers from around the country are on the   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Mary Kathleen Costello, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Laura Margarete Provinzino, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: Following escalation tensions in the South and East China Seas, Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-45) is calling on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to take a more aggressive posture toward the Chinese Communist Party's repeated violations of international maritime law. In a letter(link is external) to Secretary Austin, Steel called for greater U.S. action in coordination with regional allies, citing the CCP's rec  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: In light of rising human rights abuses by the Communist Party of Vietnam, Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-45) is calling on U.S. and Thai diplomats to assist in the release of two Vietnamese activists currently jailed for human rights advocacy. Steel represents a large population of Vietnamese Americans in the Little Saigon community of Orange County. Y Quynh Bdap, a Vietnamese refugee and religious freedom ad  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chair Mike Thompson, Rep. Dina Titus (NV-01), and Rep. Dan Kildee (MI-08) held a press conference marking the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force's new action to help ban bump stocks. On Tuesday morning, Rep. Titus filed a discharge petition for the Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act (H.R. 396). "Bump stocks drastically increase a weapon's ability to kill. With  more