WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, the House of Representatives unanimously approved Congressman Salud Carbajal's (CA-24) bill to rename the U.S. Post Office on E. Battles Road in Santa Maria in honor of Larry Lavagnino, the City's former Mayor, City Councilmember, and longtime resident. "Every community should be so lucky to have a Larry Lavagnino," said Rep. Carbajal. "A community champion such as Mayor Lavagnino is well deservi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations and co-chair of the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, recognized World AIDS Day by writing an op-ed in The Advocate. In Congresswoman Lee's op-ed, she acknowledged the tireless work of advocates and activists who have strategically worked to increase access to life-saving medications, fight sti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) was featured in the December 2024 issue of The Nation. In a piece written by John Nichols, Lee explains why, during her 25 years in Congress, it was important for her "to disrupt and dismantle and build something that's equitable and just and right." Nichols wrote, "Barbara Lee started out as a Bay Area radical who didn't believe that voting could make a difference in peop  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37)released the following statement after being elected Whip of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for the 119th Congress:"I am deeply honored to be chosen to serve as Whip of the Congressional Black Caucus for the 119th Congress. Known as the 'conscience of the Congress,' the CBC is grounded in our pursuit of justice, equity, and opportunity for Blac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Barbara Lee (CA-12) today celebrated the passage of her bipartisan legislation to honor the life and work of the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968. The Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act would instruct Congress to posthumously bestow Chisholm with a Congressional Gold Medal the highest award Congress can bestow in commemoration o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11), Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), and Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16) introduced the Whale Conservation Habitat Analysis, Research, and Technical Strategies (CHARTS) Act of 2024, legislation that will help protect baleen and sperm whales by improving our understanding of whale feeding areas, calving grounds,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) called on President Biden to take urgent actions to protect long-term immigrant communities before the end of his term. Specifically, the Senators called on the Biden-Harris Administration to designate Nicaragua  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: San Francisco Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced that San Francisco is set to receive nearly $20 million in federal grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This federal funding under Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act will benefit disadvantaged communities living on Treasure Island by expanding clean public transportation resources serving the area."Thanks to the leadership of the Biden-  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific and Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, released a statement on the political unrest in the Republic of Korea (ROK): "In the midst of a political crisis, the world witnessed the resilience of the Korean people and their elected representatives who acted swiftly to ensure t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (CA-41) issued the following statement regarding the recently released Defense Department audit (https://iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&cid=CA42KC&crop=0000.0000.0000.0000&report_id=&redirect=https%3a%2f%2fwww.defense.gov%2fNews%2fReleases%2fRelease%2fArticle%2f3967009%2fdepartment-of-defense-completes-seventh-consecutive-depar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) issued the following statement after the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) elected its leadership for the 119th Congress and she transitions to Chair Emerita: "It has been an extraordinary honor to serve as Chair of CAPAC for the past 14 years, following in the footsteps of leaders like Norm Mineta, Robert Underwood, Patsy Mink, and Mike Honda. When I started, we  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: On Sunday, December 1st, 2024, the bipartisan No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act authored by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) was signed into law by President Biden. The bill was co-led by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and advanced in the Senate by Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). "This bill righted a historic injustice by ensuring that Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following statement on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * On December 3rd, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) released the following statement on President Yoon's Efforts to Impose Martial Law in South Korea: "I applaud South Korea's National Assembly for voting 190 to zero to end President Yoon's outrageous declaration of martial law and uphold South Korea's democracy. President Yoon's surprise declaration of martial law not only harkened bac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) elected Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) to serve as its First Vice-Chair for the 119th Congress. "It is an honor to serve as the next First Vice-Chair of CAPAC, and I thank my CAPAC colleagues for their trust in me for this position," said Rep. Takano. "We face tremendous challenges in the years ahead. Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Is  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will fund a $1.5 million study on MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD and alcohol use disorder among Veterans. This announcement was made following an August 2nd letter from Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Jack Bergman (R-MI), co-signed by 59 other Members of Congress, in which the lawmakers urged the VA to address the post-trau  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement in support of our immigrant community in California's Fourth Congressional District: "Immigrants are our neighbors and colleagues, soldiers and first responders, doctors and lawyers, farmers, entrepreneurs, teachers and so much more. Our nation would not be the powerhouse of the world without immigrants' countless contributions to the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) voted to pass the America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act of 2024. This comprehensive legislation will enhance the preservation of America's natural resources, wildlife, and habitats. Thompson served as an original co-sponsor for this legislation in the House of Representatives. "Reauthorizing our most critical wildlife conservation programs just mak  more