WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: This week, the Congressional Dads Caucus, led by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), officially endorsed two bills, Rep. Seth Magainzer's (RI-02) Protected Time Off (PTO) Act and Rep. Kevin Mullin's (CA-15) Poverty Line Act. The PTO Act would protect and expand paid time off for millions of workers. and the Poverty Line Act would recalculate the federal poverty line to reflect today's cost of living,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) demanded answers from Acadia Healthcare regarding reports that inpatient psychiatric facilities owned by Acadia Healthcare have wrongfully detained patients under medically unnecessary circumstances. "A New York Times investigation into your company detailed troubling accounts of abuse, rape, neglect, and unjust confinement of patients through  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES Today, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council allocated $2.8 million in direct relief to residents in the Portuguese Bend land movement area. The funding comes from a $5 million grant from Los Angeles County to support the City's response efforts after recent land movement events forced utility shutoffs and evacuations   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES Today, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in the wake of Hurricane Helene's landfall across of the southeastern United States. "My prayers are with all of those impacted by Hurricane Helene and the resulting losses of power, water and other essential services across huge swaths of our country," said Congressman Lieu. "I am thinking especially of those who hav  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: This week, Rep. Pete Aguilar announced that he secured $959,757 in federal funding for the City of San Bernardino's Arrowhead Farms Septic to Sewer Project. This critical funding will connect properties within the Arrowhead Farms community to municipal sewer services at no cost to participating property owners, increasing property values for homeowners and reducing the risk of costly envir  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined California U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-08), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA-30), Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50), Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14), Jim Costa (D-CA-21), Julia Brownley (D-CA-26), Robert Garcia (D-CA-42), Josh Harder (D-CA-09), Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), Juan Vargas (D-CA-52), and Linda T. Sanchez (D-CA-38) sent a letter to the California Secretary of Transporta  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: FRESNO, Calif. In an effort to strengthen public health and safety, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) introduced legislation to improve training for local building code enforcement officers. This legislation(link is external) builds on Costa's previous efforts to enhance local safety measures, following the discovery of an illegal biolab in Reedley, California. "The illegal lab uncovered in Reedley underscores   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (D-CA) Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), announced the introduction of the Latina Equal Pay Day Resolution to recognize the disparity in wages paid to Latinas, the significance of equal pay, and its larger impact on women, families, and the economy. "Pay disparities experienced by women, and especi  more