WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Jared Golden (ME-2), Don Bacon (NE-2), Ed Case (HI-1), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3), and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-5) introduced the bipartisan Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act. This legislation provides, for one-year, necessary authorities to secure the U.S. southern border and defense-only appropriations in s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Ranking Member Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), and House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-07) led a bipartis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks at a virtual event entitled "Judicial Diversity and Equal Justice: Building a Stronger Democracy." The event was hosted by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. During his remarks, Padilla discussed the importance of ensuring that the federal judiciary reflects our country's  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler (both D-Calif.) announced that four California airports were awarded a combined $89.3 million in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The funding comes through the Airport Terminal Program and will help meet the growing demand for air travel and support projects to   more

MONTEREY, California, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), as well as U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Laphonza Butler (D-CA) advocated for sustained federal investment in the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project in a letter to the Biden Administration. The lawmakers urged the continued prioritization of the flood risk reduction project critical to protecting disadv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is traveling to Germany as part of a bipartisan Congressional delegation to participate in the 2024 Munich Security Conference. In Munich, she will participate in official programming and engage with top officials from allies and partners. "This year's Munich Security Conference convenes world leaders at a critical moment in the fight between democracy and autocracy," Speaker  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following statement on Feb. 16, 2024: * * * Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) released the following statement after passage of the Unlocking Our Domestic Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Potential Act of 2024. The legislation was passed by a bipartisan vote of 224-200. "America has thrived when it has pursued energy policies that unlock our vast resources, utilize the most advanced production innovations, and share that abundanc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) helped bring in over $17 million dollars for a new top of the line terminal for the Bob Hope Burbank (BUR) Airport. The replacement terminal, made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), will increase efficiency for travelers, enhance passenger safety, and cut down on emissions. "Building a new terminal at the Bob Hop  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44), Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus, introduced the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024, along with Ranking Member of Energy and Commerce's Health Subcommittee Anna Eshoo (CA-16) and Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Lori Trahan (MA-03), and Michael Burgess   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, joined Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding the Biden Administration's disastrous waiver of certain portions of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). Rep. Issa was join  more

SAN JOSE, California, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will distribute $39,486,518 to nonprofits and local governments in Santa Clara County to help end homelessness. "As housing costs continue to soar, we are deeply aware of the crisis in our c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will distribute $39,486,518 to nonprofits and local governments in Santa Clara County to help end homelessness. "As housing costs continue to soar, we are deeply aware of the crisis in our community. Hom  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Ziad Obermeyer, an associate professor at the University of California-Berkeley, involving a hearing on Feb. 8, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Health Care: Promise and Pitfalls": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to address the Committee. I am a professor and researcher at Berkeley, but my work on AI is grounded in another part of my identity, as a practicing emergency physician. Seeing patien  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-California, issued the following statement on Feb. 16, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Calif), released this statement following remarks made by pro-Trump political operative Roger Stone in the weeks before the 2020 election. "The Roger Stone assassination plot recording may seem like the ravings of a wannabe gangster. It's not. This is what Trump and his real-life thugs do: They try to intimidate opponents and will always choo  more