WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release: STOCKTON Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9) announced his office is accepting applications for US service academy nominations for the Class of 2029. Applications(link is external) are due by October 31, 2024, at 5 PM PST. To attend one of the nation's prestigious military academies, a student must first be nominated by their member of Congress. "We have some of the best and brightest students here  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials released the following opening remarks from a July 9, 2024, 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 of the s  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials released the following written testimony by Heather Arias, chief of the Transportation and Toxics Division at the California Air Resources Board, from a July 9, 2024, hearing on the examination of the CARB's In-Use Locomotive Regulation: * * * Background Locomotives are one of the largest sources of criteria pollutants in California. Ninety percent of California's r  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials released the following written testimony by Ural Yal, senior vice president of the Corporate Preconstruction Group at Flatiron Construction, and a member of the Associated General Contractors of California, from a July 9, 2024, hearing entitled "An Examination of the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) In Use Locomotive Regulation": * * * Introduction Chairman N  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials released the following written testimony by Dillon Olvera, president and CEO of the Modesto and Empire Traction Co., from a July 9, 2024, hearing entitled "An Examination of the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) In Use Locomotive Regulation": * * * INTRODUCTION My name is Dillon Olvera, and I am the President and CEO of the Modesto and Empire Traction Company,  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials released the following testimony by Roger Nober, director of the GW Regulatory Studies Center and a professor of practice in the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at the George Washington University, from a July 9, 2024, hearing entitled "An Examination of the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) In Use Locomotive Regulation": * * * Go  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES, CA Yesterday, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) and Mayor Karen Bass hosted Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at Exposition Park to celebrate LA Metro's Removing Barriers and Creating Legacy Project, which recently received $139 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding. They were also joined by Representatives Maxine Waters (CA-43) and Ted Lieu (CA  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: San Francisco Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the exoneration of 258 Black Sailors unjustly court-martialed after the Port Chicago explosion in 1944: "We are grateful to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro who, this week, exonerated 258 Black sailors unjustly put on trial after the horrific 1944 explosion in Port Chicago, California. "While white sailors were granted leave, these  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Hank Johnson (GA-04) have introduced the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act - new legislation to address prescription drug costs borne by patients through amending the patent code and increasing competition in the market. "This legisl  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced he secured an additional $2,500,000 in community project funding for Napa County's River Ecology Center. "Once complete, the Napa River Ecology Center will provide new educational resources to our community while helping to conserve our local ecosystems. I'm proud to have secured $2.5 million in federal funds to support its development and I'm grateful to Nap  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced he secured $275,000 in community project funding for Meals on Wheels Yolo County to add a second kitchen to its facilities to expand its meal production for seniors. "It's critical for seniors in our community to have access to nutritious meals every day. That's why I'm proud to have secured $275,000 in federal funds to double our local Meals on Wheels Yolo f  more