WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Simon Supports Fired Federal Workers and Highlights Devastating Impacts of Trump's Mass Firing of Federal Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) spoke with Misha, a constituent and life-long resident of the East Bay who was recently fired from her job as a federal worker at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Misha helped des  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Friedman & 68 Members of Congress Announce Amendment to Stop Illegal Cuts to Congressionally Approved Funding Reiterates Congress's Power of the Purse Against Executive Overreach WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, March 10, 2025, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) and 68 members of Congress announced a new amendment to stop Trump from illegally withholding or diverting funding  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Maxine Waters Joins Thousands in March to Commemorate 60th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued the following statement after she joined thousands to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama: "60 years ago, 600 brave people marched from Selma to Montgomery to fight for a more just future fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Issa Letter to President Trump Raises 'Serious Concerns' of Armenia Invasion by Azerbaijan WASHINGTON - Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has written a letter to President Donald Trump raising 'serious concerns' that recent statements by Azerbaijan's President may be a preface to a further invasion of Armenia. In the letter, Rep. Issa stated:  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI, BILIRAKIS, KLOBUCHAR, WICKER INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE ALIGNMENT AND COORDINATION AT FDA FOR RARE DISEASE THERAPIES WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), and Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), co-chairs of the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus, reintroduced the Scientific External Process for Educated Re  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Maxine Waters Honors National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today,Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) introduced a resolution to recommit the House of Representatives to bipartisan efforts to end the HIV epidemic in the United States and globally in recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. It also calls for a greater focus on the HIV-related vu  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Senate Democrats Warn Trump and Musk's Scheme to Fire Social Security Staff Will Disrupt Benefits Letter Comes as Acting Commissioner Continues to Enable DOGE to Fire Workers, Close Offices, and Access Americans' Sensitive Personal Data WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus in warning the Social Security Administration (SSA)  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Takano's Statement on Return-to-Office Waiver for Veterans Crisis Line Employees Rollback comes just days after 65 House Democrats Joined Ranking Member Takano's Call for VA to Reverse Mandate WASHINGTON- Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-CA) released the following sta  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Carbajal, Sen. Schiff Push for Proper Environmental Review and a Public Process as the State Considers the Resumption of Oil Drilling Operations off the Gaviota Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) wrote to Governor Newsom raising concerns about the potential restart of offshore oil drilling operations along California's Gaviota Coast by Sable Offshore Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dave Min Joins Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama, Marches on Edmund Pettus Bridge Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, on the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Representative Dave Min (CA-47) joined the Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama. Rep. Min marched on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, honoring the hundreds of marchers, including the late Congressman John Lewis, who were att  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Vince Fong, R-California, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Rep. Fong Invites High School Students to Participate in 2025 Art Competition Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) is inviting high students within California's 20th Congressional District to compete in the 2025 Annual "An Artistic Discovery" Congressional Art Competition. High school students (grades 9 - 12) from portions of Kern, Fresno, and Tulare counties who live in California's   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gomez, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Stop Trump And Musk From Gutting Your Social Security WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34)--a member of the Ways & Means Committee--and Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Steven Horsford (NV-04), and Ranking Member Richie Neal (MA-01) introduced legislation protecting Americans from the Trump-Musk plan to dismantle  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Rep. Sara Jacobs Visits Guantanamo Bay Immigrant Detention Center; Slams Theatrics and Exorbitant Cost Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) joined a bipartisan delegation of House Armed Services Committee members on an oversight visit today of the immigrant detention center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Following her return, she released the following statement: "Today, I visited t  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Young Kim Secures Resources for, Breaks Ground on SR-91 Project Anaheim, CA - On Friday, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) joined the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the groundbreaking of the State Route 91 (SR-91) Improvement Project. Rep. Kim requested, secured, and voted in favor of FY24 funding for this project. "The SR-91 corridor is one of the busiest in the coun  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Sounding The Alarm: House Republican Budget Cuts Annual Cross-Border Sewage Infrastructure Funding in Half Washington, D.C. - Over the weekend, House Republicans released a budget for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) that would reduce the International Boundary and Water Commission's (IBWC) construction funding from $156 million to $78 million (see page 73). The IBWC ope  more