WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06) issued a joint statement with his fellow Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11), Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), and Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), regarding the political unrest in the Republic of Korea: "The US-ROK relationship is built on a shared commitment to democracy and democratic ideals. "South Korea's institution  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: PASADENA, CA This week, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) announced the winners of her 2024 Congressional App Challenge for middle and high school students in the West San Gabriel Valley. This annual computer science competition, hosted by the U.S. House of Representatives, encourages students to learn how to code and inspires them to pursue careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields. A record 67  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: Today, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) announced that the Sam Farr Crop Research Center, owned and operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), will receive $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to design a solar energy system. * * * "As the threat of climate change becomes more dangerous, it is more important than ever to fund in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-04) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced the Senate's unanimous vote to pass the bipartisan Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act (H.R. 5863(link is external)). The bill includes Rep. Thompson's legislation that will exempt thousands of qualified wildfire victims in California from having to pay federal income tax on their settlement money or pay tax on attorney fees include  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WATCH: Padilla secures Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to provide tax relief for fire victims As California communities recover from a devastating summer wildfire season, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) successfully secured unanimous passage of the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act. The bill includes Padilla's bipartisan legislation to provide critical tax relief for wildfire survivors who hav  more