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. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Valadao Introduces Legislation to Improve Care for Disabled Veterans WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) introduced the Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act. This legislation would make the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) more accessible for our disabled veterans by establishing a permanent advisory committee within the VA to allow for direct and regular   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Yesterday, February 6, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET, Democratic doctors in the House of Representatives held a press conference to address their concerns regarding the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The press conference was attended by Representatives Raul Ruiz (CA-25), Herb Conaway (NJ-03), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Kim Schrier (WA-08), Kelly Morris  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Yesterday, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. joined Spectrum News 1 to express his concerns with Elon Musk's power grab and continued to call on him to answer to Congress. Rep. Cisneros highlighted how Musk has illegally obtained the private data of American citizens, upended the lives of thousands of Americans and public employees, and bypassed Congressional oversight. Rep. Cisn  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. 7 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * LaMalfa Statement on Passage of Protecting American Energy Production Act Washington, D.C.-- Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 26, the Protecting American Energy Production Act. This bill prevents any president from banning hydraulic fracturing and expresses that states themselves should regulate fracking for oil and natural gas produ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Harder Helps Pass Bipartisan Bill to Put More Fentanyl Traffickers Behind Bars Traffickers evade prosecution by changing fentanyl's chemical compound More than 10,000 overdose deaths in California between 2023 and 2024 (link is external) WASHINGTON - Today, following a new report (link is external) that more than 10,000 Californians died from overdoses between 2023 and 2024, Rep. Josh Ha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement on President Trump's Attempted Firing of Independent FEC Chair WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, issued the following statement after President Trump moved to fire Ellen Weintraub, the chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission: "President T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to End Harmful Freeze on Health Communications and Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and a group of 30 other Senators in calling on Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services Dorothy Fink to end the unprecedented freeze on   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Pacific Palisades, California - Today Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), whose district includes the Pacific Palisades, released the following statement in observance of the one-month anniversary of the Palisades Fire: "One month ago today, our community experienced unimaginable devastation as the Palisades Fire ignited homes, schools, businesses and community institutions. I've spoken  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. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Carbajal, House Democrats Introduce New Bill to Stop Invasion of Americans' Privacy In direct response to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) invasion of Americans' privacy, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. The new legislation will stop people with conflicts of interest or without a security clea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu Joins the House Budget Committee for 119th Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) announced her appointment to the House Budget Committee (link is external) that is responsible for overseeing the federal budget process and setting the nation's fiscal priorities. This includes drafting budget resolutions, overseeing the budget reconciliation process, reviewing federal spendin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Congressman DeSaulnier issued the following statement after the Trump Administration suspended implementation of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. "The transportation sector is the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Electric vehicles (EVs) are crucial to reducing GHG emissions and curbing the existential threat of clim  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. 8 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), and Congressman Mike Collins (GA-10) introduced HR 1109 - The Litigation Transparency Act of 2025. This is breakthrough legislation that will require the disclosure of parties receiving payment in civil lawsuits. In hu  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. 8 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), former STEM educator, joined Congressman Mark Takano (CA-39), member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce and former educator, and 95 House Democrats in requesting a meeting with Acting Secretary of Education Denise Carter in response to numerous reports that the Trump Administration will be moving forward with an Executive Order to abolish the Department of Educa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * REP. THOMPSON, HOUSE DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE TAXPAYER DATA PROTECTION ACT LEGISLATION ENSURES TRUSTED PUBLIC SERVANTS, NOT ELON MUSK, CAN ACCESS PERSONAL INFORMATION Washington - Today, Representative Mike Thompson (CA-04) joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. This legislation is a direct response to officials from the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Vince Fong, R-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Today, the House of Representatives with Rep. Vince Fong's (CA-20) support, passed the Protecting American Energy Production Act (H.R. 26). This legislation prevents any President from unilaterally banning hydraulic fracturing. The Protecting American Energy Production Act passed the House by a vote of 226-188. "Today we voted to advance our efforts in domestic energy production," said Rep.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee and a congressional leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS, issued the following statement today in recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which is celebrated every year on February 7: "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a day set aside to increase HIV awareness and enhance  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Don Beyer (VA-08) reintroduced the Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act to establish 18-year term limits on any Supreme Court Justices approved after the bill is signed into law. Current justices would be exempt from the term limits. Going forward, the bill would then create a regular appointment process to allow every president   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. 8 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers demanding answers regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' action to release water from the Terminus Dam and Schafer Dam in California's Central Valley. On January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump posted on social media, "United States Military just entered" California and "TURNED  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif) wrote a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and Department of Agriculture demanding the agency exempts federal seasonal firefighters from President Donald Trump's federal hiring freeze, which has stalled the onboarding of thousands of seasonal firefighters. Federal firefighters also received a voluntary resignation letter, which would be detrimental to wildfire r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and all Committee Democrats in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding answers and clarity following the Trump Administration's funding freeze. The Senators wrote to USDA Acting Secretary Gary Washington: "Over the past w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senator Alex Padilla joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and a group of 30 other Senators in calling on Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services Dorothy Fink to end the unprecedented freeze on all external health communications and funding. This freeze has disrupted clinical trials, prevented the National Institutes of Health and oth  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: "The Majority Has Gone Home for the Night...We Are Here" - New Dem Vice Chair Carbajal Pushes Congress to Act on Bills to Protect Data Privacy, Funding for Critical Programs, and Lower the Cost of Living on the Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a Vice Chair of the New Democrat Coalition, joined his New Dem colleagues on the House Floor this week, highlighting inaction as Co  more