WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced a new $60,400,000 grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support the City of Ventura's large scale water recycling program VenturaWaterPure. The grant is the largest in a $125 million round of investments rolled out this week by the Biden-Harris Administration to support large-scale water recycling projects. "The Bipartisan Infrastructure La  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-01) applauded the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) decision to extend current flexibilities(link is external) for telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances for an additional year. The announcement comes after the lawmakers led a group of 18 House colleagues in urging the DE  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) advanced 10 bills he introduced to conserve California public lands, mitigate wildfire risk, expand the use of prescribed fire, strengthen drought resiliency, and support wildlife. The bills will now be considered by the full Senate. "With California communities on the frontlines of the c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today, Ranking Member Lou Correa (CA-46), the top Democrat on the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, led his Democratic colleagues during a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight, Accountability, and Investigations entitled, "Trafficked, Exploited, and Missing: Migrant Children Victims of the Biden-Harris Administration." You can watch today's hearing HERE.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) was re-elected to be Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, the number four position in House Democratic Leadership. Congressman Lieu is the highest-ranking Asian American serving in Congress. Congressman Lieu issued the following statement after his colleagues elected him: "I want to once again thank my colleagues for electing me to be Vice Chair of  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), alongside Representatives Mark Alford (MO-04), Tracey Mann (KS-01), and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Real Estate Caucus, led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in a letter to Sandra Thompson, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), calling for the halt of the Agency's Title Acceptance P  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today Representative Kevin Kiley (R-CA) attended SpaceX's Starship Flight 6, paving the way for future space exploration and American innovation. Rep. Kiley will also introduce legislation to make the Office of Commercial Space Transportation report directly to the Secretary of Transportation. This comes after Rep. Kiley questioned Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michae  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Package includes three of Rep. Levin's bills to support veterans Today, Rep. Mike Levin applauded House passage of H.R. 8371, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. This package includes many provisions that are priorities for veterans and Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs). "We have a duty to ensure our veterans receive the benefits they've rightfully earned,"  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: Natural disasters pose year-round risks across the country. On the heels of the deadly Hurricanes Helene and Milton, a group of lawmakers are calling upon Congress to increase support for America's National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) task forces. These heroic task forces are always on call to deploy to dangerous, life-threatening disasters, but their work has been underfunded for years. Now, a biparti  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Katie Porter, D-California, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed Rep. Katie Porter's (D-CA) Vote By Mail Tracking Act to boost confidence in our elections and help Americans verify their vote is counted. The bill would add standardized official barcodes to each mail-in ballot, so voters can track their ballot's status. In advance of yesterday's vote, Rep. Porter delivered remarks on the House floor in support of her legisl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) was elected as the new Democratic Caucus Leadership Representative, a key leadership role that will ensure the voices of newer Members are heard at the decision-making table. As President of the current Democratic Freshman Class, Congressman Garcia has consistently worked to elevate the perspectives of new Members. "I am deeply grateful for the t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: As first reported by Fox News, today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) joined Reps. Gary Palmer (AL-06) and colleagues to introduce a bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to transfer unobligated amounts of COVID funds to the Disaster Relief Fund. In October, Rep. Kim led a bipartisan letter urging Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Representatives Barbara Lee (CA-12), Jim McGovern (MA-2), Gregory Meeks (NY-5), and Joaquin Castro (TX-20) led their colleagues in writing a letter to President Joe Biden urging immediate sanctions relief for the Cuban people amid widespread blackouts and an escalating energy crisis, exacerbated by the impact of Hurricane Rafael. "The situation is not only causing immense suffering for the Cuban people bu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Scott Peters (CA-50), Juan Vargas (CA-52), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and Mike Levin (CA-49), applauded President Biden's inclusion of $310 million to help upgrade the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in his disaster relief proposal to Congress. In September, Rep. Peters and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) led a similar request to congressional leader  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Juan Vargas, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Juan Vargas (CA-52), Scott Peters (CA-50), Mike Levin (CA-49), and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) applauded President Biden's inclusion of $310 million to help upgrade the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in his proposed disaster relief funding package. The San Diego Congressional delegation has been pushing for additional funds to repair and upgrade the wastewater treatment p  more