WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Committee Leaders Demand Commerce Secretary Lutnick Protect Employees From Musk's Mindless DOGE Firings Washington, DC - Today, Committee Leaders Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Subcommittee on Environment Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI), and Subcommittee on Research and Technology Ranking Member Haley Stevens (D-MI) sent a le  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Committee Leaders Lofgren and Stevens Statement on NSF Employee Firings by DOGE Washington, DC - Today, the National Science Foundation (NSF) fired 168 individuals, including probationary employees and expert appointments. This is the next science agency to cave to the demands of Co-President Elon Musk's DOGE to t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tran Announces Subcommittees After Prestigious Appointments to House Armed Services Committee, Small Business Committee Washington, DC - Congressman Derek Tran has been officially appointed to his subcommittees on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and the Small Business Committee (SBC). On the Small Business Committee, Congressman Tran has been appointed Ranking Member of the O  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Friedman & California Attorney General Bonta Host Virtual Town Hall on California's Response to Trump Administration CALIFORNIA -- Today, February 15, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) and California Attorney General Rob Bonta hosted a virtual town hall, live on Facebook, to discuss California's response to the Trump Administration and their ongoing efforts to protec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Simon Introduces First Bill "The Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act" will cut down on fraud in government programs and ensure convicted fraudulent actors stay out of federal aid for small businesses is properly distributed Oakland, CA - Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) recently introduced her first bill in Congress, "The Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Joined Sens. Welch, Padilla, Colleagues from Disaster-Impacted States in Demanding Answers About Elon Musk and DOGE's Access to Disaster Victims' Personal Data Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and colleagues from disaster-impacted states in demanding answers from the Federal Emergency Management  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, EPW Democrats Demand Answers After Trump Illegally Pulls Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Funding California was set to receive $384 million from National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program over 5 years WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), joined all Democra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Harder Reintroduces Bill to Stop the Delta Tunnel and Protect Our Water Announcement comes as Sacramento attempts to advance Delta Tunnel project today $20 billion zombie project would cause irreparable damage to Delta communities (link is external) WASHINGTON - Today, as Sacramento attempts to advance the Delta Conveyance Project, also known as the Delta Tunnel, Rep. Josh Harder (CA  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON ANNOUNCES 2025 SOLANO COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY HEROES Vallejo - Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced Officer Mathew Bowen, Emergency Medical Technician Michael "Mike" Robinson, and Canine Officer Murph as the 2025 Solano County Public Safety Heroes. Every year, Thompson honors first responders who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in our community. "Our first responders go  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Town Hall Rescheduled Due to Medical Reasons Due to medical reasons, I have had to make the very difficult decision to cancel and reschedule this week's town hall. Details on a future date will be announced shortly. I have been dealing with complications from a recent knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus. While the initial surgery was successful, I later developed a blood clot   more