WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Today in honor of Financial Literacy Month, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) and Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) introduced the Promoting Financial Literacy in Secondary Schools Act. The legislation aims to make financial literacy education more widely available for high school students. "Too many people graduate high school with limited knowledge on real-life money skills, like how to file taxes, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Las Vegas, Nev. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) celebrated the groundbreaking for the Brightline West high-speed rail system between Las Vegas and Southern California. Cortez Masto helped secure the necessary funding for the project -- which is estimated to create 35,000 good-paying union jobs, bolster Southern Nevada's tourism economy, and reduce congestion along the Intersta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, on Earth Day, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) and Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) introduced a resolution highlighting the disproportionate threat that climate change poses to the future of young people and children around the world. Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) also joined Congresswomen Kamlager-Dove and Titus in introducing  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), co-chair of theHouse Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Reps. Steve Cohen (TN-09), and Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) led a group of 54 lawmakers in introducing a resolution to commemorate Earth Day 2024. The resolution celebrates recent historic environmental actions to improve the health and wellbei more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, President Joe Biden announcedseveral new actions to stand up the American Climate Corps - an initiative modeled after the Civilian Conservation Corps that will put more than 20,000 young Americans to work fighting the impacts of climate change. Beginning today, Americans can now apply to join the American Climate Corps through a newly launched website, ClimateCorps.gov, featuring nearly 2,000 position more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), who has led a number ofCongressional efforts to make sure workers are paid their fair share for the overtime they work, released the following statement applauding the Biden Administration and U.S. Department of Labor's new overtime rulethat will expand overtime pay to 3.6 million workers: For far too long, workers have been working more for less. I'm proud that President Biden  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, as Californians celebrate Earth Day, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he secured $249,800,000 for California's Solar for All project to help deliver residential solar for low-income and disadvantaged communities across the state. The funding, announced today by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), comes from the Inflation Reduction Act's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund as pa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: San Francisco - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the passing of Reverend Cecil Williams, co-founder of the GLIDE Foundation: "Reverend Cecil Williams was a spiritual giant, whose saintly good works have transformed countless lives in the Bay Area and beyond. "Reverend Williams was a clarion voice for love and justice: whether fighting against racism, protesting the Vietnam War, add more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) reacted to the joint position taken by the Northern Chumash Tribal Council and all three leaseholders of offshore wind lease areas off Morro Bay backing with 'full support' the proposed designation of the new marine sanctuary off the Central Coast of California. "I'm encouraged to see Central Coast stakeholders speaking with one voice today to emphasize our un more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following statement: * * * United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) released the following statement on the passage of security aid for America's democratic allies: "With the passage of the national security package, the United States of America is demonstrating its leadership when it comes to protecting democracies and promoting our shared democratic values around the world. I'm glad that Speaker Mike Johnson fina more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Oceanside, CA - Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for California's 49th Congressional District. Rep. Levin hosted a congratulatory reception for students, parents, and their teachers over the weekend at the Oceanside Museum of Art. First Place: "Encinitas Loves Classic Cars" by Madeline Morton Madeline Morton, a student at San Dieguito Acad more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) voted against a Republican-led bill that would reinstate Title 42 and the Remain in Mexico policy, end the asylum system, jail children and families indefinitely, worsen the situation at the border, criminalize visa overstays, and other inhumane policies. Rep. Sara Jacobs said: "San Diegans aren't interested in campaign stunts masquerading as border policies; we want effective so more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Juan Vargas, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) joined 96 of his colleagues in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson calling on House Republican Leadership to take immediate bipartisan action to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program. Enacted as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) currently empowers over 80,000 households in California's 52nd Congressional Dist more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, Representatives Scott Peters (CA-50) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-7) and U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. led 14 of their House and Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan urging the FTC to finalize a proposed rule to ban non-compete agreements as soon as possible. In their letter, the members  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) in introducing a resolution designating April 2024 as "Preserving and Protecting Local News Month." The resolution recognizes local news as a public good that serves an essential function in American democracy. "Millions of Americans count on the local news to help them understand what is happening in their neighborhoods  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Youth Climate Leadership Act, legislation that would establish Youth Advisory Councils at key environmental agencies to elevate youth voices in federal climate policy. The bill would also codify the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Environmental Youth Advisory Council (NEYAC). "If  more PR