WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal, Ezell Introduce Bill to Modernize Coast Guard's Merchant Mariner Credentialing Exam This week, U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Mike Ezell (R-MS-4) introduced the Mariner Exam Modernization Act, which directs the U.S. Coast Guard to develop and implement a plan to modernize the Merchant Mariner Credentialing exam, aiming to eliminate redundancies and improve efficiency   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Issa Reintroduces Legislation to Support Child Care Options for Law Enforcement WASHINGTON - This week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) joined House colleagues Rep. Scott Peters (CA-50), Rep. David Valadao (CA-22), and Rep. Josh Harder (CA-09) to reintroduce the Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act (link is external). This bipartisan bill aims to address the nationwide polic  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Norma Torres Condemns and Demands Investigation into ICE's Attack on Members of Congress Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Norma Torres (D-CA) is calling for an immediate and full investigation into the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, who recently engaged in a violent and unconscionable attack on members of Congress while they were conducting overs  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Norma Torres Joins Ranking Member Morelle Leads Request to Library of Congress Inspector General into Improper Communications, Potential Unauthorized Transfer of Congressional Data to Trump Administration WASHINGTON --Today, Rep. Norma Torres (CA-35) joined Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, in leading a request to the Library of Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * House Natural Resources Democrats Reject Republicans' Scorched-Earth Plan to Sacrifice our Public Lands, Waters & Wildlife for Billionaire Tax Cuts GOP's "Environmental Liquidation for Billionaires Act" MOST EXTREME ANTI-ENVIRONMENT BILL IN AMERICAN HISTORY" Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, House Natural Resources Committee De  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Merkley, Schakowsky Introduce Bicameral Bill to Strengthen Nursing Staff Standards, Improve Patient Care WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, on International Nurses Day, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act to improve hospital patient care and nurse retention by setting mandatory mini  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Peters and Huizenga Reintroduce Landmark Fiscal Commission Act Washington, D.C. -- Today, Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA-50) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum, reintroduced the Fiscal Commission Act. Their commonsense legislation would establish a bipartisan, bicameral, and open-doored commission to tackle our nation's long-term debt, help us avoid automatic a  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Rep. Jimmy Gomez Statement on Trump Caving on China Tariffs WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued the following statement after President Trump announced a 90-day pause in U.S.-China tariffs and cutting the U.S. tariff rate from 145% to 30%. In response, China is lowering its tariffs on U.S. goods from 125% to 10%. "Trump paused his tariffs on Chin  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kiley Statement on School Choice Victory WASHINGTON - In a House Floor Speech last Thursday, Rep. Kevin Kiley, Chair of the House Subcommittee that covers K-12 Education, called on House Republicans to enact legislation that could expand school choice to millions of families. Today, the House Ways & Means Committee answered that call by including the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA)   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Young Kim Leads Bill to Give North Tustin Zip Code Washington, DC - U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40) and Lauren Boebert (CO-04) introduced H.R. 3095, a bill to direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities that do not currently have one, including the unincorporated area of North Tustin in California's 40 th District. "North Tustin h  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Following Sen. Schiff's Efforts, Trump Administration Reinstates Federal FDA Lab Workers in San Francisco Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released this statement following the reinstatement of Californians employed by the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) San Francisco Human and Animal Food Laboratory who had been laid off due to President Trump's Reductio  more