WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * CA Members of Congress Send Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging FEMA to Extend Application Deadline for LA Fire Victims WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18) and Ken Calvert (R-CA-41), Chairs of the Democratic and Republican Congressional Delegations, respectively, along with U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-CA) led all Members of the Califor  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Reno Franklin, board chairman of the California Rural Indian Health, from a Feb. 27, 2025, public witness hearing on funding for tribal health programs: * * * Good morning, Chair and Subcommittee members. My name is Reno Franklin, and I am Chairman Emeritus of the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians. I also serve as the California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Congressional Democrats Condemn VA's Ruthless Plan to Cut 83,000 Jobs - Abandoning Veterans WASHINGTON- Today, Ranking Member Mark Takano, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and members of the House and Senate sent a joint letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins denoun  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Entire CA Delegation Pushes Federal Disaster Funding for LA County Fires WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18) and Ken Calvert (R-CA-41), Chairs of the Democratic and Republican Congressional Delegations, respectively, along with U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-CA) led the entire bipartisan California Congressional delegation in urging Senio  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * This week, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, led a group of House Democrats to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) headquarters to personally deliver a letter signed by 122 House Democrats to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Tu  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Marshall Delivers Opening Statement as Chairman of Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), Chairman of the Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology Subcommittee, today delivered opening remarks for the hearing regarding the Fix Our Forests Act. This legislation is especia  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Issa, Sherman Introduce Legislation to Sanction Houthi Human Right Abuses WASHINGTON - This week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), a senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced H.R. 1848, the Houthi Human Rights Accountability Act. They were joined by Congressmen Mike L  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI AND MCCLELLAN URGE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO RESUME AFGHAN ALLY RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM "To turn our backs on these allies in their time of need after they so bravely supported us betrays American values, violates our promise to protect those who assisted the U.S. mission, and belittles our reputation on the international stage." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswomen Doris Matsui (CA-07)   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Schiff, Padilla, Calvert, Lofgren Lead Entire California Delegation in Bipartisan Push for Federal Disaster Funding for LA County Fires CA Delegation to Congressional Leadership: "We urge you to ensure Los Angeles County has the resources it needs to recover and rebuild in an upcoming disaster relief bill." Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff, Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) a  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Padilla, Whitehouse Blast Trump and Zeldin's Weaponization of EPA as GAO Determines Clean Air Act Waivers Not Subject to Congressional Review Act Washington, D.C.-- In response to the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) finding that Clean Air Act waivers to California are not subject to the Congressional Review Act, Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) and   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Cosponsors Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Protect the Rights of American Workers to Organize WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and a bipartisan group of Senate and House colleagues in introducing the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), comprehensive labor legislation to protect the rights of workers to  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Urge Interior Department to Halt Further Workforce Cuts at Bureau of Reclamation Senators to DOI: "Rather than decimating the agency and its dedicated staff, Interior should work with Congress to bolster Reclamation's workforce to meet the growing demands of extreme weather, population growth, and increasing pressures on our water supply systems." WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Calvert, Lofgren Lead Entire California Delegation in Bipartisan Push for Federal Disaster Funding for LA County Fires CA Delegation to Congressional Leadership: "We urge you to ensure Los Angeles County has the resources it needs to recover and rebuild in an upcoming disaster relief bill." WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), al  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Whitehouse Blast Trump and Zeldin's Weaponization of EPA as GAO Determines Clean Air Act Waivers Not Subject to Congressional Review Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in response to the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) finding that Clean Air Act waivers to California are not subject to the Congressional Review Act, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters on CFPB Dropping Pro-Consumer Lawsuits: "The Trump Administration is Giving Our Nation's Biggest Banks a Blank Check to Rip Off Working-Class Families." Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement in response to   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Takano Demands Answers From VA Secretary as Trump's Cuts Threaten Veterans Crisis Line WASHINGTON- Ranking Member Mark Takano and 65 House Democrats sent a letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins condemning the Administration's reckless dismantling of the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL), VA's critical suicide prevention  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Padilla, Morelle Continue to Press Trump Administration on Firings of Election Security Workers, Pause of Critical Election Security Efforts Lawmakers' letter follows lack of response to letter about the firings of CISA employees who worked on election security WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administra  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Rep. Calvert Reintroduces the FISH ACT Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41) reintroduced the Federally Integrated Species Health (FISH) Act, H.R. 1894, to consolidate the management and regulation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), with respect to anadromous species, within the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Currently, ESA authority is split between FWS and the National Marine Fishe  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Vince Fong, R-California, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Rep. Fong Issues Statement on President Trump's Joint Address Please see the statement below from Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) on President Trump's address to Congress: "Tonight, we welcomed President Trump back to the House floor, where he outlined his common sense vision to address the challenges and secure the opportunities of our great nation. President Trump has taken bold  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jimmy Gomez Leads 35 Lawmakers in Demanding USCIS Reinstate Citizenship Grant Funding Amid Abrupt Freeze WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) is leading 35 of his colleagues in demanding answers from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) after the agency abruptly froze funding for the Citizenship and Assimilation (C&A) Grant Program, jeopardizing critical services   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Bera and Fitzpatrick Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Mental Health Resources to First Responders and Health Care Workers Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act. This critical bipartisan legislation aims to provide essential mental health resources to our nation's first responders an  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Teresa Sanchez, a board member at the Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc. from a Feb. 27, 2025, public witness hearing on funding to improve tribal health care: * * * I am Teresa Sanchez and I am a long-standing member of the Board of Directors for the Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. (RSBCIHI), located in Southern Cali  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Committee Advances Padilla, Schiff Bill to Enact a Water Settlement Between the Tule River Tribe and the United States WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) announced that the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs advanced their legislation to formally recognize the Tule River Tribe's reserved water rights and quantify the Tribe's water right of 5,828 a  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Padilla, Schiff Blast Trump and Zeldin's Weaponization of EPA as GAO Determines Clean Air Act Waivers Not Subject to Congressional Review Act Washington, D.C.--In response to the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) finding that Clean Air Act waivers to California are not subject to the Congressional Revie  more