WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Barragan, Bonamici, Garcia, and Ramirez Announce the Congressional Caucus on Homelessness Long Beach, CA - Today, Reps. Nanette Barragan (CA-44), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), and Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) announced the reestablishment of the Congressional Caucus on Homelessness. The Caucus will act as a dedicated forum for Members of Congress to work toward  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Brownley Statement on Trump's Assault on Public Education Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's Executive Order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education: "A great nation is only as strong as the education of its people. The Department of Education plays a vital role in ensuring that eve  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Chairman Moolenaar Demands Transparency from Universities on National Security Risks Posed by Chinese Nationals in STEM Programs WASHINGTON DC -- Today, Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China sent a letter to the Presidents of Carnegie Me  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Committee Leaders Introduce Bills to Stop Trump & Musk's Reckless Firings of Critical Federal Workforce Washington, DC - Yesterday, Science Committee leaders introduced bills that would institute a moratorium on reductions in force (RIF) at federal science agencies under the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Congressman DeSaulnier's Statement on President Trump's Executive Order Dismantling the Department of Education Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) issued the following statement after President Trump signed an Executive Order dismantling the Department of Education. "President Trump's action today threatens the greatest investment we as a country c  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Barragan's Statement on Trump's Executive Order Today to Dismantle the Department of Education Washington -- Congresswoman Nanette Barragan released the following statement today, in response to President Trump's executive order to dismantle the Department of Education (ED). "Donald Trump's reckless decision to dismantle the Department of Education is an attack on America's st  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Friedman Announces Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure Charitable Donations Don't Make Victims Ineligible for Disaster Aid. New Legislation to Stop Price Gouging. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- Today, March 20, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) announced two new disaster relief bills to ensure survivors of natural disasters can rebuild their lives without  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Waters Denounces Trump's Unconstitutional Executive Order Abolishing the Department of Education WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, released the following statement in response to President Trump's unconstitutional executive order abolishing the U.S. Department of Education. "Once again, Donald Trump has   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman, Dexter Condemn Trump's Plan to Shutter Facilities that Support Local Economies, Demand Answers Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Oreg.) led 76 of their colleagues in a letter to General Service Administration (GSA) Acting Administrator Stephe  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Huffman, Dexter Condemn Trump's Plan to Shutter Facilities that Support Local Economies, Demand Answers Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Oreg.) led 76 of their colleagues in a  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Issa Moves to Codify DOGE Into Law WASHINGTON - Congressman Darrell Issa introduced legislation to codify the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) into law. "President Trump has ushered in a new era of accountability to the American people. DOGE is critical to this effort and my bill to give DOGE full legal weight will allow it to bust through the obstructionists standing in its way,"   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Kamlager-Dove Leads 43 Lawmakers in Calling on Secretary Rubio to Fire Racist Trump Appointee Darren Beattie WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) led 43 lawmakers in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calling on him to immediately remove Darren Beattie, a white nationalist and Uyghur genocide denier, from the State Department. Congresswoman Kamlager  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * New Issa Legislation Cracks Down on Sanctuary Cities and Criminal Illegals WASHINGTON-- This week, Congressman Darrell Issa, along with House colleague Congressman Brandon Gill (TX-26), reintroduced the Sanctuary City Accountability Act (SCAA), which will empower citizens harmed by sanctuary cities to hold them accountable for crimes committed by illegal immigrants shielded f  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff, Colleagues Demand HUD Remove Culture War Conditions Further Delaying $3.6 Billion in Vital Housing and Homelessness Funding HUD sought last week to demand local governments and nonprofits abide by language putting domestic violence survivors, mixed status families, and LGBTQ+ individuals at risk Over $680 million in funding was for California grant recipients WASHINGTON, D.C  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Padilla Join Sens. Klobuchar, Durbin, Cantwell, Colleagues to Call on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law and a member of the Commerce Committee  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Urges President Trump to Abandon Use of Family Detention Senators to Trump: "There is simply no basis for reinstating this cruel, ineffective, and costly practice, particularly when there are effective solutions that, unlike family detention, do not permanently damage children's health and well-being" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Jacobs Highlight Importance of Protecting Medi-Cal WATCH : Padilla pushes back against Republican threats to cut Medicaid SAN DIEGO, CA -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representative Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.-51) joined health care providers and community leaders in San Diego to highlight the dangerous impacts of President Trump and Republicans' proposals to dismantle Me  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Invite EPA Head Zeldin to South Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), along with Representatives Scott Peters (D-Calif.-50) and Juan Vargas (D-Calif.-52), invited Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to visit San Diego's South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant (SBITWP) to   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Colleagues Call on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined a group of Senators calling on President Trump to reverse the illegal firing of Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). "This action contradicts long s  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Find Missing Persons on Federal Land WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to add a new category to the existing National Missing and Unidentified Persons Systems (NamUs) database, which would allow the public and  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Huffman Slams Trump Admin Orders to Hand Over Public Lands to Big Oil Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement on the Interior Department's sweeping rollbacks of protections of Alaska's public lands: "President  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Lofgren Blasts Trump Administration for Dismantling Department of Education Washington, DC - Today, the president signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. "Dismantling public education is the latest massive mistake made by the Trump administration," said Ranking Member   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters Demands Answers from Acting Director Vought on Unlawful Orders to Stop CFPB's Anti-Discrimination Work Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Russell Vo  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Takano: Trump Administration's Closure of the U.S. Department of Education Will Harm Veterans WASHINGTON-- House Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano issued the following statement following President Trump's planned dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education. "The Trump Administration's decision to dis  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jim Costa Blasts Trump's Unconstitutional Attack on the Department of Education FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order attempting to abolish the United States Department of Education. "President Trump says he's putting America first, but instead, he's putting America's kids last. He continues to ab  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Norma Torres Condemns Trump's Plan to Eliminate the Department of Education Warns of Devastating Impact on Local Schools Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Norma Torres issued a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump's executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, warning that such a move would have catastrophic consequences for students, families, and educators i  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sanchez: Dismantling Ed Department robs students' futures to pay for billionaire tax cuts WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement on President Trump's illegal executive order to dismantle the Department of Education: "This illegal executive order is a direct attack on our students' futures. The president does not have the authority to dismantle  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Takano Rebukes Executive Order Illegally Dismantling the Department of Education March 20, 2025 # WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Mark Takano (CA-39), a former public school teacher and senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, released the following statement following President Trump signing an Executive Order directing Secretary McMahon to begin illegally dismantling  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON ANNOUNCES IRS TAX RELIEF GUIDANCE FOR QUALIFIED WILDFIRE SURVIVORS Washington - Today, Representative Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released guidance for qualified wildfire survivors applying for tax relief under Thompson's bipartisan Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023. The guidance can be found here (link is external). "Federally dec  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON HOSTS OVER 150 CONSTITUENTS AT "COFFEE WITH OUR CONGRESSMAN" EVENT IN SONOMA Sonoma - Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) held a "Coffee with Our Congressman" community event for residents in the Sonoma Valley to meet him and ask questions about the latest news out of Washington. The event was hosted at The Red Grape, with over 150 residents in attendance. "My event on Monday was open t  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON HOSTS OVER 200 CONSTITUENTS AT "COFFEE WITH OUR CONGRESSMAN" EVENT IN VACAVILLE Vacaville - On Monday, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) held a "Coffee with Our Congressman" community event for residents in the Vacaville area to meet him and ask questions about the latest news out of Washington. The event was hosted at Journey Downtown, with over 200 residents in attendance. "My event on Mon  more