WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release: Representatives Barragan (CA-44), Matsui (CA-07), and DeSaulnier (CA-10) and Senators Padilla (D-CA) and Butler (D-CA), led 23 members of the California Congressional Delegation in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Regan, urging EPA to prioritize the approval of pending California Clean Air Act waiver requests. California has the sole authority to establish more protectiv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement in response to the Bureau of Reclamation's (Reclamation) initial 2024 water allocation announcement for Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors. Reclamation announced an initial allocation of 15% for South-of-Delta agricultural repayment and water service contractors. They also announced an initial allocation for Municipal and Industr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Kathy Castor (D-FL) wrote to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D. to urge the agency to move forward with guidance to improve the diversity of populations represented in clinical tria  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES - Yesterday, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) joined President Joe Biden, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Culver City Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, and other elected officials in Culver City ahead of the President's announcement that the Administration wo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and Reps. Robert Garcia (CA-42), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led a group of 20 lawmakers in a letter to senior White House officials, urging them to swiftly finalize a strong heavy-duty vehicle emissions rule and make strategic investments in charging and fueling infrastructure for zero-emission trucks along key freight cor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Rules Committee and California's former Secretary of State, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led a group of 13 Senators in urging U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Robin Carnahan to provide updates regarding GSA's implementation of President Biden's 2021 Executive Order to mode  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representatives Nanette Barragan (D-Calif.-44), Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.-10), and Doris Matsui (D-Calif.-07) led 22 lawmakers in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to accelerate the review and approval of all of California's outstanding waiver and authorization requests. Amid several pending waiver requests for top-priority California climate  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) called on Appropriations leadership to include $118 million for the Department of Energy's (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office in the Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Ap  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced today that affordable housing programs he has supported in Congress are awarding $3,546,190 in federal funds to construct nearly fifty new affordable housing units outside of Ojai. The funding is supporting the Camino De Salud project located at 11432 North Ventura Avenue in the Mira Monte area of unincorporated Ventura County. Once completed, Camino De Salu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9) released the following statement on recent reports about criminals stealing beehives, agricultural equipment, livestock, and other mission-critical materials from farmers and ranchers in California. "Criminals are really sinking to new lows. Stealing honeybees and livestock? Law enforcement is already stretched thin with sideshows and carjackings  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release: Following a visit yesterday to the California-Mexico border region of his district, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, requested a classified briefing on the national security threats posed by the dramatic increase of illegal migrants from special interest nations entering the country through our open southern border. "I traveled yesterday to a rura  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Today, Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.), Max Miller (R-Ohio), and Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) led 30 Members of Congress in urging the House Agriculture Committee to include in a new Farm Bill federal support and financial resources for mechanization and automation research and development. In a bipartisan letter to Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler (D-CA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Member and Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections, introduced the Redistricting Reform Act of 2024 to help end partisan gerrymandering and reform the nation's patchwork redistricting process. "The Redistricting Reform Act of 2024 establishes standardized rules to make sure congressional districts re  more