WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Congressman DeSaulnier Announces State of the Union Guest, Concord Resident and Disability Advocate Alisa Rosillo Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced Concord resident and advocate for the disability community, Alisa Rosillo, as his guest to President Trump's Joint Address to Congress. As a mother to children with disabilities and Chapter Leader  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Rivas Welcomes State Senator Caroline Menjivar as Guest to President Trump's Joint Address to Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), the first Latina to represent California's 29th Congressional District, announced that she will be accompanied by California State Senator Caroline Menjivar (SD-20) to President Trump's Joint Address to Congress on March 4, 2025. "  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Torres Announces Fire Chief of Chino Valley Fire District As Guest for the Joint Address Washington D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres announced Dave Williams, the Fire Chief of Chino Valley Fire District, as her guest for the Joint Address. This invitation highlights the critical role local firefighters and first responders play in safeguarding communities, especially in  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: NBC: 'L.A. fire captain who fought California wildfires to attend joint address to Congress' Padilla and Lima survey the devastation of the Los Angeles fires [January 8, 2025] Additional photos of Senator Padilla and Captain Lima are available here. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In case you missed it, NBC recently highlighted U.S. Senator Alex Padilla's (D-Calif.) announcement that Frank Lima, a  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Kamlager-Dove Announces Sylvia B. Joyner as her Joint Address Guest Sylvia is a 34-year veteran of USAID and the Acting President of AFGE Local 1534 WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) announced that Sylvia B. Joyner, a former USAID worker and Acting President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1534, will accompany her to tomorr  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Joins Sens. Klobuchar, Warnock, Colleagues to Press for Timely Disaster Assistance for All Farmers Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and 12 other Democratic Senators in pressing the administration for assur  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * REP LIEU ANNOUNCES GUEST FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP'S JOINT ADDRESS TO CONGRESS WASHINGTON - Today, Congress Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) announced that his guest for President Donald Trump's Joint Address to Congress will be Shannon Whaley, Ph.D., Director of Research and Evaluation at PHFE WIC. PHFE WIC, a program of Heluna Health, is the largest nonprofit WIC nutrition network in the United States,   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Rep. Aguilar Announces Student Veteran Leader Ralph Figueroa as Guest for 2025 First Address to a Joint Session of Congress Today, Rep. Pete Aguilar announced that Ralph Figueroa, a U.S. Army veteran, graduate student at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) and Student Veterans of America's 2024 Student Veteran of the Year, will be his guest to President Donald Trum  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Barragan to Host Healthcare Leader Tamra King at Trump's Joint Address to Spotlight Medicaid Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44) will attend President Trump's first Joint Address to Congress, joined by Tamra King, CEO of Harbor Community Health Centers (HarborCHC), as her guest. Together, they are shining a light on the dangerous Medicaid cuts being pushed by T  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cisneros's SOTU Guest was a Target of Elon Musk's DOGE Cuts Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. announced his guest for this week's State of Union address is West Covina City Councilman Ollie Cantos. Councilman Cantos is the first blind person and individual with a visible disability ever to be elected to West Covina's Council. He most recently served as Speci  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Friedman Brings Burbank Firefighter President Eric Rowley to Joint Session of Congress Calls for Immediate, Unconditional Federal Aid to Support Wildfire Recovery WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, March 3, 2025, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) announced that she will be bringing Eric Rowley, President of Burbank Fire Fighters Local 778, as her guest to President  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Garamendi Statement on Trump's Meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding Donald Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: "Today, the Preside  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jimmy Gomez Announces Dr. Ilan Shapiro As Guest For 2025 Presidential Address WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) has invited Dr. Ilan Shapiro, a community health pediatrician serving underserved children in Los Angeles, to attend President Donald Trump's address to Congress on March 4, 2025. Dr. Shapiro's work includes caring for patients who rely on Medicaid for their heal  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Rep. Peters Announces NIH Funded Alzheimer's Researcher as State of the Union Guest NIH funding cuts will limit life-saving research and patient access to innovative care and cures Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) announced James B. Brewer, MD, PhD, medical professor and chair of the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California San Dieg  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Rep. Sara Jacobs Announces Local Restaurant Owner Impacted by Tariffs as State of the Union Guest Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) announced today that her guest for the State of the Union address will be Kianna Shlemon, a local small business owner whose restaurants will be significantly impacted by President Trump's 25% tariffs. Rep. Sara Jacobs said: "President Trump is pushing forward  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Salinas, CA Agricultural Scientist, Veteran to Join Rep. Lofgren for Joint Session of Congress WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) - Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee - announced that a scientist recently fired by Donald Trump and Elon Musk from his work at the Sam Farr United States Crop Improvement and Protection Resea  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Sanchez, Takano introduce anti-bullying bill WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez and Congressman Mark Takano (both D-Calif.) today introduced the Safe Schools Improvement Act, an anti-bullying bill that would require schools to adopt codes of conduct specifically prohibiting bullying and harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual o  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Tours Salton Sea, Meets with Youth Leaders in the Imperial Valley Washington D.C. -- This past weekend, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) made his first visit to the Imperial Valley since being sworn into the U.S. Senate. He was joined by Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) to tour the Salton Sea, hearing from local officials about how the exposed lakebed is impacting the health of the   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON ANNOUNCES 2025 LAKE COUNTY WOMAN OF THE YEAR St. Helena -Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced that Wilda Shock was chosen as the 2025 Lake County Woman of the Year. Each year, Rep. Thompson chooses women from California's Fourth Congressional District to honor for their positive contributions to our community. "Wilda Shock has been a steadfast advocate for our community through   more