WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) sent a follow-up letter to IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel regarding delays in processing Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) claims, a program created during the COVID-19 pandemic to help businesses keep people employed. In January of this year, Congressman Valadao wrote to Commissioner Werfel requesting answers and expressing concerns over the IRS' significant   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Following Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senator Tina Smith's (D-Minn.) urging, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will expand coverage and eliminate all out-of-pocket costs for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) under Medicare. PrEP is a preventive treatment for individuals at risk of contracting HIV, consisting of a pill or injection that is highly   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following testimony by Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage and director of the University of California Berkeley Food Labor Research Center, from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining the Biden-Harris Attacks on Tipped Workers": * * * My name is Saru Jayaraman, and I am the President of One Fair Wage and the Director of the UC Berkeley Food Labor Research Center. On beh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: In recognition of Head Start Awareness Month, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) recently introduced legislation to expand eligibility for Head Start, the country's largest federal early education program. Head Start's current eligibility is primarily tied to the federal poverty line, with limited categorical exceptions. This has left behind many families in California who do not fall below th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Mike Garcia, R-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: SANTA CLARITA, CA- Today, Representative Mike Garcia (CA-27) and Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo (D-AD-40) led a bipartisan letter of state representatives petitioning Governor Newsom for a State of Emergency declaration at Chiquita Canyon. The letter, signed by 15 state legislators, outlines the urgent need for this declaration to protect the health and safety of residents living near the land  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve security and military readiness between the United States and Abraham Accords nations. The Learning Integrated National Knowledge (LINK) Act would connect strategic, operational, and tactical senior commanders through an exchange program to foster greater integration and alignment. This legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: House Artificial Intelligence Task Force Co-Chair Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Chair Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA) recently introduced the bipartisan AI Grand Challenges Act, which would direct the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a program to administer prize competitions to incentivize artificial intelligence research and innovation. Prize competitions have long been used   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: MURRIETA - This week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) joined Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41) and Riverside County Assistant District Attorney John Aki for a Southern California Law Enforcement Roundtable. The event took place in Murrieta, CA. "Fundamentally, citizens have the right not to be a victim of crime," said Congressman Issa. We convened this conversation of law enforcement le  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) announced the introduction of the Pacific Flyway Habitat Enhancement Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enroll additional agricultural lands in the Farm Service Agency's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). CREP is a voluntary land retirement program that helps agricultural producers protect environmentally sensiti  more