WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following statement: * * * Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement in response to reports that a supplemental spending deal would not include economic assistance for farmers or address California's Proposition 12. "At a time when the American agriculture industry needs our support, Congress has let them down," said Chairman Newhouse. "This failure to help our fa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that the House of Representatives unanimously passed their legislation to transition 10 temporary federal judgeships including one in California to permanent status. The bipartisan and bicameral Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act will make sure millions of Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Today, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is reimbursing Salinas Valley Health for a total of $1,544,351.83 for emergency health and safety expenditures incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Salinas Valley Health played a critical role in delivering needed public health resou  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-CA) yesterday reintroduced the Escuadron 201 Congressional Gold Medal Act to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force's Escuadron 201. Nicknamed the "Aztec Eagles," the Escuadron 201 was sent to the United States to train and fight alongside American forces during World War II. The Mexico-United States cooperation in   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release: Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) along with United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) reintroduced the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Fiscal Analysis by Income and Race (FAIR) Scoring Act. This legislation seeks to provide policymakers with standardized data about the real-world effects of their policies across race and income groups.   more