WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following statement on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) voted against a rushed, partisan government funding bill, and released the following statement: "Yesterday, Democrats and Republicans had reached a deal that protected food stamps for seniors and other Americans, lowered health care costs, invested in cancer research, and defended consumers from deceptive business practices. Yet none of that  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Yesterday, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, held a hearing to discuss the role of standard essential patents (SEPs) in U.S. competition with the People's Republic of China (PRC). The hearing, part four covering strategic competition with China this Congress, investigated how American busi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: Following House passage last week, on the evening of December 18, 2024, the Senate passed S.4367, the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, a biannual authorization of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Civil Works Program, which included seven provisions requested by U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18). President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill into law this mon  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) released the following statement regarding his vote against the Republicans' 2025 short-term government funding bill. "A deal is a deal. We had a bipartisan agreement and House Republicans reneged on that because of temper tantrums on social media by Billionaire-in-Chief Elon Musk. "Tonight's Republican bill was drafted last minute and removed several key provisions to prote  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Unless Congress passes a Continuing Resolution, all "non-essential" federal action halts on Saturday at 12:01 AM. On Tuesday, Democrats and Republicans had agreed to a Continuing Resolution and all the related details. We were ready to pass the bill with big bipartisan majorities. The bill would not solve all the nation's problems - but at least it would keep the government open through March 14,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Today, Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) introduced the Trust and Modernization in Tax Governance Act or "TMTG" Act to promote accountability and fairness in government. The TMTG Act amends the tax code to limit the amount of untaxed profit that executive branch officials, including the President and Vice President, can defer when selling assets to comply with conflict-of-interest laws. S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) introduced the SHIPS for America Act alongside Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Senator Todd Young (R-IN), and Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS-01) in response to the urgent need to bolster America's maritime industry. The bill aims to revitalize the U.S. Merchant Marine to transport vital goods and military cargo during times of conflict while reinforcing  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), were joined by Paris Hilton in celebrating the passage of the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act in the House. The legislation, which passed the Senate last week by unanimous consent, will head to the President's desk to be signed  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release: Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), led lawmakers in reintroducing the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, legislation directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct the first federal study on the impact of a 2018 anti-sex trafficking bill known as SESTA/FOSTA on sex workers and trafficking inves  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that the Senate passed his bipartisan Outdoors for All Act, legislation that would expand outdoor recreational opportunities in urban and low-income communities across the nation. The bill passed today as part of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, which previously passed the U.S. House of Representatives and now he  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) announced that the Senate unanimously passed their resolution congratulating the Los Angeles Galaxy for winning the 2024 Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup. The resolution recognizes the achievements and contributions of the entire organization to the Galaxy's 2-1 finals victory over the New York Red Bulls, marking their league-leading sixth MLS  more