WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, after the Senate passed a national security supplemental appropriations package to support the United States' allies in Europe and the Middle East, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) released the following statement. "Last week, Speaker Johnson refused to allow the House to vote on, or even debate, a Senate-led aid package for our allies despite it including draconian refugee law  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, after voting against articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), the top Democrat on the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, released the following statement. "Let me be clear: we must keep our border secure, we must ensure migrants have the right to seek safe haven in this  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) applauded the announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that California was selected to participate in a new federal initiative, the Housing and Services Partnership Accelerator (Accelerator). The Accelerator will help strengthen partnerships across the housing, disability, aging, and he  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) introduced the Health Accelerating Consumers' Care by Expediting Self-Scheduling (ACCESS) Act to modernize health care and improve patients' access to care. The bipartisan legislation improves digital health services by allowing patients to easily search for and book health care appointments online while protecting personal health inform  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Senate passed a national security supplemental funding bill by a bipartisan vote of 70-29, including significant funding for aid to American allies and humanitarian assistance for civilians in Gaza: "I am glad to see the Senate finally come together to pass urgently needed aid for our allies in Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-Va.-03), along with 105 of their colleagues, called on Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to urgently address the operational issues and delays with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form that impacts millions of students across the country. Eve  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced a new federal grant to support ongoing local cancer research. Rep. Panetta secured $697,000 for researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) to study isoforms driving cancer and drug resistance. February is National Cancer Prevention Month, dedicated to raising awareness of prevention, screenings, and research nee  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), Blake Moore (R-UT-01), Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11) along with U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) and introduced the Health Accelerating Consumers' Care by Expediting Self-Scheduling (ACCESS) Act to modernize health care and improve patients' access to care. The bicameral legislation provides regulatory   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) released the following statement after the vote to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas. "House Republicans would rather impeach the cabinet secretary who's trying to fix the problems at the border than enact a real solution. They're all show and no substance. The Senate produced a bipartisan national securit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement following the passage of emergency supplemental aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as humanitarian aid, in the Senate. "Today, the Senate did what Speaker Johnson should have done four months ago: pass emergency aid to support our allies. "It is shocking that in their times of greatest need, we  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) released the following statement on Senate passage of the national security supplemental: "The stakes are high, both at home and abroad. We must be urgent in delivering aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and keep our commitment to protect freedom and democracy around the globe. "Our partners and allies deserve nothing less than Ameri  more