WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Committee Leaders Demand Reversal of NOAA Space Commerce Office Firings Washington, DC - Last week, Committee leaders sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Lutnick demanding that the firings of probationary employees at NOAA's Office of Space Commerce be reversed. NOAA's OSC is essential for the cont  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-California, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz Calls for the Removal of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) issued the following statement regarding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's unauthorized disclosure of classified military plans, including the planned timing of a strike on a Houthi militant in Yemen: "Fire Pete Hegseth! Posting classified wa  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * House Republicans Reject Congresswoman Simon's Amendment to Protect Americans' Access to Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, the Affordable Care Act and SNAP Congresswoman Simon's Amendment to H.R. 1295 would have protected critical benefits from further attacks by the Trump Administration WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in the House Oversight Committee, Republicans blocked Congre  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI, GOLDMAN, AMODEI URGE FCC TO PRESERVE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and Congressmen Dan Goldman (D-NY-10) and Mark Amodei (R-NV-02), Co-Chairs of the Public Broadcasting Caucus led a group of 19 lawmakers in a letter to Federal C  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: In Letter to Witkoff, Gabbard, Sen. Schiff Demands Accountability for Use of Commercial App to Discuss Sensitive National Security Information Abroad Washington, D.C. -- In a letter today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) demanded answers from United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard over their use of the commercial messaging service Si  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff and Padilla Join Colleagues in Demanding EPA Reverse Unlawful Termination of Grants for Clean Air and Water Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), and all  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * On Equal Pay Day, Kamlager-Dove, Pressley, Murkowski, Colleagues Reintroduce Bicameral Resolution Affirming Support for the Equal Rights Amendment With the 38-State Threshold for Ratification Met, Resolution Takes Critical Step Toward Enshrining Gender Equality in Constitution WASHINGTON, DC - Today on Equal Pay Day, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) joined Senators Lisa Murko  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Blasts Republicans' Billionaire-First Tax Plans During Rally WATCH : Padilla slams Republican budget bill for prioritizing billionaires over working families WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) criticized Republicans' billionaire-first tax plans at a rally alongside other lawmakers, labor and grassroots advocates, and hundreds of Americans from across the cou  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Blasts Trump Executive Order Attempting to Disenfranchise Millions of American Voters WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and California's former Secretary of State, issued the following statement condemning President Donald Trump's harmful executive order that threatens to disenfranchise milli  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Takano and Blumenthal Demand Immediate Reinstatement of VA's Office of Equity Assurance WASHINGTON -- Ranking Member Mark Takano and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal recently sent a joint letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins and Secretary of State and Actin  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu Responds to Trump Plans to Rip Away Family Planning Health Care WASHINGTON, DC -- Responding to reporting today in the Wall Street Journal (link is external) that the Trump administration is moving to freeze tens of millions of dollars in Title X federal family-planning grants, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus's Contraception, Family Planning, and Education Tas  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dave Min Calls on Huntington Beach Educators to Release Public Records About First Amendment Concerns Rep. Min: "It is our responsibility to stand up for the rule of law and protect free speech in Orange County." Irvine, CA -- Today, Representative Dave Min's (CA-47) sent a new letter to Edison High School Principal Daniel Morris and Huntington Beach Union High School District Superintendent Dr  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, for decades, Washington has poured trillions of dollars into the education system of America with actually very little to show for it. Since the Department of Education was created by Jimmy Carter in 1979, it has spent over $3 trillion, yet student achievement hasn't actually improved. It has only gone down in that time.  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, the previous administration, the Biden administration, spent most of its years forcing extreme energy mandates onto everyday appliances: our gas stoves, our water heaters, dishwashers, air conditioners, you name it. These rules really aren't about efficiency, as the manufacturers have worked for decades to make them more  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Rep. Liccardo & Sen. Padilla Introduce Bill to Expand the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Mateo County WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representative Sam Liccardo (CA-16) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (Calif.) introduced legislation to expand and improve the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). The bicameral bill would expand the boundaries of the GGNRA and allow  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1325, the "Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025." I would like to thank the gentleman from Oklahoma, Congressman Frank Lucas, who was former Chair of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology where I serve as Ranking Member, for reintroducing this legislati  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1326, the "DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act" which I was proud to introduce alongside my colleague and friend, the gentleman from Oklahoma, Mr. Lucas. H.R. 1326 is a bipartisan bill that would authorize cross-cutting and collaborative research and development between t  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Min on CNN: Pete Hegseth and Group Chat Members are "Trying to Avoid Scrutiny, Trying to Avoid Transparency, and Trying to Shirk and Avoid Federal Law" Rep. Min on House Republicans: "We are not supposed to be lap dogs for the president of the United States" Washington, D.C. -- On CNN This Morning, Representative Dave Min (CA-47), a member of the House Oversight Committee, slammed House Republi  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Rep. Mullin Reacts to President Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Restrict Voting Rights Today, Rep. Kevin Mullin, Co-Chair of the Taskforce on Strengthening Democracy, released the following statement in response to President Trump's executive order that makes it harder for Americans to vote: "President Trump just signed a dangerous executive order that would block millions of Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Panetta Hosts Roundtable with UC Santa Cruz on Impact of NIH Funding Freezes on Research Santa Cruz, CA - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) convened a roundtable discussion with leaders, professors, and researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) to hear firsthand how the ongoing federal funding freeze is undermining scientific progress, educational oppor  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Young Kim Urges Support for Bipartisan Bill to Improve VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) spoke in support of the Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Claims Act ( H.R. 2201 ), at a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs legislative hearing. Rep. Kim introduced  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sanchez statement on Quincy Enoch's passing WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement on the passing of Quincy Enoch: "I'm heartbroken by the passing of my friend Quincy Enoch. He was more than a respected professional in Washington - he was a source of light, warmth and wisdom to everyone around him. Quincy led with heart and purpose. He brought  more