WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, delivered opening remarks at the subcommittee hearing on California wildfires and regulations. Below are Ranking Member Nadler's remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today's subcommittee hearing. WATCH Ranking   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal, 150+ House Democrats Demand Answers on Musk Treasury Access U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) demanded a full accounting from the Treasury Department of Elon Musk and his allies' access to the federal government's payments system. Carbajal, Congressman Sean Casten of Illinois, and more than 150 other House Democrats demanded answers to a wide array of questions in the next two w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Today, Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (CA-41) issued the following statement in response to the announcement that for the second straight year, the Marine Corps passed an audit: "I want to congratulate Marine Corps Commandant General Eric Smith and our Marines for being accountable to American taxpayers. The Marine Corps continues to be a rare bright spot when   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Ranking Members Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) sent a letter (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/l8pszz4ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BdTkP9G4YVdvAGzjvnKsGmKOgHaSEevliyhde2dz7ErKdZ707EicmqX0Xh_JrF56V_jFq-LRDkZx14Dc2s2h13DzDuic3Hb7cpfhOLzYRUhnHY39qVbGsu6KtvOf3_NOCcViOf5_RoE-31e9g8Qb4LdQWApDI796eaEupSYRy1z  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12503) on Feb. 5, 2025, by income security specialists Julie M. Whittaker and Katelin P. Isaacs: * * * Unemployment Benefits for Workers Impacted by the California Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds Disaster Workers who become unemployed for reasons directly attributable to a presidentially declared major disaster, such as the California Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds disaster (  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Valadao Introduces Bill to Prevent Trafficking in Government Contracts WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) and Senator James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Ensuring Accountability and Dignity in Government Contracting Act of 2025. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation, co-led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Reps. Mike Turner (OH-10),   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Democrats Call Out Republican Scapegoating While California Still Reels from Tragic Fires * * * Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, led Subcommittee Democrats in debunking reckless misinformation surrounding the deadly fires in Southern Cal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Representative Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and two dozen colleagues gathered at the U.S. Treasury Department to demand answers about Elon Musk's unprecedented access to millions of Americans' personal financial information. The representatives attempted to conduct congressional oversight but were denied entry. Gomez then joined hundreds of Americans outside Treasury to condem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the recent California wildfires affecting the Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and surrounding communities. But, Chairman Jim Jordan and the majority prevented Congressman Sherman (CA-32) and Congresswoman Chu (CA-28) - who represent the areas affected - from providi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Kamlager-Dove Introduces Legislation To Kick Musk Out of Treasury Taxpayer Data Protection Act ensures trusted public servants, not Elon Musk, can access personal information WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) joined House Democrats in introducing the Taxpayer Data Protection Act in response to Elon Musk's shameful invasion of Americans' privacy. This legi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Opening Statement at Hearing on California Wildfires and Regulations Watch Ranking Member Nadler's opening statement. Washington, D.C.-- Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, delivered opening remarks at the subcommittee hearing on California wildfires and regulations. Below are Ranking Member Nadler's remar  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Introduces Resolution to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced a Senate Resolution to declare racism a public health crisis. The resolution calls on Congress to establish a nationwide strategy to address health disparities and inequities across all sectors in societ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Judiciary Democrats Condemn Trump's Unfit Nominee for FBI Director Kash Patel WATCH : Padilla urges Republicans to reject Patel based on alarming and radical record WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined his Democratic colleagues on the Committee in speaking out against Kash Patel's dangerous nomination to lead   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Sheehy, Hickenlooper, Daines Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Establish Unified National Wildfire Intelligence Center Modeled after National Weather Service and NOAA Water Center, would coordinate fire response amongst various federal, state, and academic institutions WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As Southern California rebuilds from devastating fires, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Tim Sheehy  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi, House Democrats Introduce New Bill To Stop Musk From Invading Americans' Privacy Taxpayer Data Protection Act ensures trusted public servants, not Elon Musk, can access personal information Washington, D.C. - Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. This legislation is a direct response to Elon Musk's shameful invasion of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) announced the reintroduction of the Women Involuntary Separated Earnings Remittance (WISER) Act, legislation aimed at rectifying a wrong perpetuated against women servicemembers from 1951 to 1976. Specifically, this bill establishes a process for upgrades to military records and discharges for women who were wrongfully and involuntarily separated  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, February 6, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman celebrated Governor Newsom directing the State Board of Forestry to expedite implementation of her legislation, AB 3074. This legislation, which Friedman led and got signed into law while in the California State Assembly, established new guidelines on ember-resistant zones within five feet of a structure, as part of defensible sp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. George T. Whitesides, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Rep. George Whitesides joined his Democratic colleagues to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. This legislation will stop people with conflicts of interest or without a security clearance from accessing the highly sensitive Treasury Department payment system - which is responsible for Social Security and Medicare benefits. In the past week, Rep. Whitesides has receiv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mike Levin Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Prioritize San Onofre for Spent Nuclear Fuel Removal February 06, 2025 Washington, D.C.- Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Levin (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), and Young Kim (R-CA) reintroduced the bipartisan Spent Fuel Prioritization Act to prioritize the removal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from decommissioned nuclear sites in areas with large po  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin joined House Democrats in introducing the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. This legislation is a direct response to Elon Musk's shameful invasion of Americans' privacy. It will stop people with conflicts of interest or without a security clearance from accessing the highly sensitive Treasury Department payment system-which is responsible for Social Security and M  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: Dear Friends, Many have written and called concerned, distraught and angry about President Trump's wave of sweeping unconstitutional Executive Orders, about his outrageous cabinet appointments, and in particular about Elon Musk's access to federal agencies and the private data of Americans. I am as outraged as you are, and I am especially outraged at my congressional Republican colleagues wh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) and Congressman Sean Casten (D-IL) announced the reintroduction of the Voluntary Food Climate Labeling Act, groundbreaking legislation aimed at empowering consumers to better understand the climate impact of their food purchases. Specifically, this bill would allow food producers, manufacturers, and retailers to work with the U.S. Environmental P  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu, Carey Introduce SAFE Act to Simplify Tax Filing Extension Process WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Mike Carey (OH-15) introduced Simplify Automatic Filing Extensions (SAFE) Act, bipartisan legislation to simplify and streamline the tax filing extension process. This legislation, which Reps. Chu and Carey first introduced in 2023, was included in the discussion draft to i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu, Moore Welcome Speaker Johnson's Commitment to Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Musk's Access to Americans' Sensitive Data WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Gwen Moore (WI-04), both members of the House Ways and Means Committee which has jurisdiction over the Treasury Department, sought yesterday to join a scheduled meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson, Treasury Secretary Scott Be  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu, Sherman Statement on Judiciary Chairman's Hearing Attacking California in the Wake of Wildfires WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing (link is external) on the recent California wildfires affecting Altadena, Pasadena, the Pacific Palisades, and surrounding communities. Chairman   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Legislation Would Allow Law Enforcement To Use Federal Grants To Purchase And Operate Drones * * * Today, Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Troy Nehls (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan Directing Resources for Officers Navigating Emergencies (DRONE) Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation would allow law enforcement to use federal grants to purchase and operate unmanned aircraft sy  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), the co-chair of the House Kazakhstan Caucus, reintroduced the bipartisan U.S.-Kazakhstan Trade Modernization Act. This legislation seeks to repeal the outdated Soviet-era Jackson-Vanik Amendment, which continues to deny Kazakhstan Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status with the United States. The legislation was co-led by Reps. Robert Aderholt (A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Legislation will tamp down partisan brinksmanship while confronting the nation's staggering debt * * * Today, Bipartisan Fiscal Forum Co-Chairs, Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA-50) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4) introduced the Responsible Budgeting Act (RBA) to reform how Congress tackles the national debt limit and avoid the dangerous and costly brinksmanship that threatens the nat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sent a letter (https://www.schiff.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-02-06-Patel-Follow-Up-Letter61.pdf) to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Ill.) outlining Kash Patel's failure to disclose testimony he made to a grand jury in President Donald Trump's classified doc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Takano Leads 96 Members of Congress in Requesting Meeting with the Department of Education on Illegal Plans to Dismantle Department February 06, 2025 # WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mark Takano (CA-39 ), a former public school teacher and now a Senior Member of the Committee on Education & the Workforce, led 96 Members of Congress in writing to Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Educat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Ranking Member Carbajal Blasts Bizarre New Trump Policy Directing Grants to 'High Birth Rate' Areas: "How Do Birth Rates Help Determine Sound Investments?" At the first hearing of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, Ranking Member Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) called out a bizarre new Department of Transportation (DOT) memo instructing departmental employees to "  more