WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the City of Los Angeles agreed to pay $20 million to help clean the Santa Monica Bay after the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant spill in 2021. "I applaud federal and city officials for reaching this settlement and focusing resources on cleaning up the Santa Monica Bay. This is a very necessary step in accou  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) announced he is introducing legislation to provide the first-ever tax incentive to build new starter homes and a tax credit for first-time homebuyers. The announcement follows Vice President Harris' speech outlining an economic plan that includes these policies. Rep. Gomez released the following statement: "As chair of the Renters Caucus, I'm answering Vice Pres  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Scott Peters (CA-50), along with U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Laphonza Butler (D-CA) and U.S. Representatives Juan Vargas (CA-52), Mike Levin (CA-49), and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) applauded news that the International Boundary and Water Commission's (IBWC) had awarded a contract to expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant (SBI  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: With recent reporting finding that Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su has forgiven California's $32 billion unemployment insurance debt, Rep. Michelle Steel is leading all California Republicans in the U.S. House in demanding an explanation from Su and calling for an end to her obstruction of congressional oversight.The delegation's letter(link is external) notes that the Department of Labor "is now t  more