U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Wednesday November 27, 2024 ( 4 items ) |
Lee, Lawmakers Seek Additional Progress on Federal Marijuana Law Before End of Biden Administration
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release:
Representatives Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), alongside Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), led lawmakers in sending a bicameral letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, urging the administration to make further progress on federal marijuana law before the end of the administration. The lawmakers applauded the hist
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Rep. Gomez Bill to Rename Post Office After Korean American Activist Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release:
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed Congressman Jimmy Gomez's (CA-34) legislation to redesignate a local post office in his district after famed Korean independence activist Dosan Ahn Chang Ho.
The bill passed the House of Representatives unanimously in January of this year and now heads to President Biden's desk to be signed into law.
"As the representative for LA's Koreatown--home to the largest Korean
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Rep. Steel in Newsweek: Asia-Pacific Challenges Offer Opportunity for Trump
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release:
Rep. Michelle Steel published an op-ed in Newsweek(link is external) highlighting challenges and opportunities for the incoming Trump Administration in the Asia-Pacific region, including pushing back on threats from the Chinese Communist Party and strengthening alliances with Japan and South Korea.
Read the full piece here(link is external).
"With rising threats from the CCP and their regional allie
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Santa Clara County Reps Announce Nearly $4M for STEM Research at San Jose State University
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024:
SAN JOSE, CA - Today, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, along with her colleagues, U.S. Representatives Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the San Jose State University (SJSU) Research Foundation will receive $3,923,247 from the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Dep
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