WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) introduced the Workforce of the Future Act, legislation that would identify how artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies will change the workforce of the future and provide workers, teachers, and our nation's students with the resources to develop integral skills required to participate in that workforce. Senators Laph  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on Department of Defense acquisition pathways and innovation efforts. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to thank our witnesses for being here and the University of California Santa Cruz for hosti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Mike Garcia, R-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) introduced the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024. This critical legislation fully funds the VA's request for supplemental funding, addressing a $2.883 billion budget shortfall at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Without immediate action, the benefits of over 7 million veterans will be disrupted due to the severe   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after law enforcement thwarted what is reportedly a second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump yesterday. "Political violence is unacceptable under any circumstance. We do not have a clear motive in this instance, and it is my expectation that there will be a thorough investigation and assessment of how  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41) issued the following statement regarding the second assassination attempt of President Donald Trump: "I'm thankful President Trump was unharmed and the Secret Service and local law enforcement were able to apprehend the would-be assassin. "Any kind of political violence has no place in America. After yet another attempt on the life of the Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, New Democrat Coalition Vice Chair Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined his Coalition colleagues in unveiling the New Dems' Jobs Action Plan. The Action Plan examines current barriers to labor growth in America and lays out a roadmap to strengthen our national workforce and our economy. "The Central Coast deserves a workforce system that works for them, a system that affords everyone the opportunity t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, led 53 of their colleagues today in a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Tracy Stone-Manning, Director of the Bureau of Land Management, urging them to expand and provide new protections t  more

MONTEREY, California, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Today, United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta, Greg Murphy, M.D, Raul Ruiz, M.D., John Joyce, M.D., and Kim Schrier, M.D. introduced the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act to reinforce the historic No Surprises Act which protects patients from surprise medical bills. "The bipartisan No Surprises Act was a significant step forward in our efforts to end surprise medical bil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Representative Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in urging congressional leadership from both parties to include additional funds for repairing and upgrading the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in any upcoming emergency disaster funding package.The letter was signed by 13 bipartisan members of Congress  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) released the following statement to commemorate the two year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who died in the custody of the Islamic Republic of Iran's "morality police" after she was arrested for not following a strict Islamic dress code: "Today we reflect upon the memory of Mahsa Amini whose heinous murder by the Is  more