WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Josh Harder (CA-9) passed vital bipartisan legislation to combat illegal fentanyl trafficking in the United States. The Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act is on its way to becoming law after passing the House of Representatives as part of the foreign aid package that passed over the weekend. The bill will impose substantial sanctions on foreigners traffi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement in response to the Bureau of Reclamation's (Reclamation) updated 2024 water allocation announcement for Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors. In March, Reclamation announced a 35% allocation for South-of-Delta agricultural repayment and water service contractors, up from their initial February allocation of 15%. Today, Rec more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Senate passed a national security supplemental funding package to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific as well as humanitarian assistance for civilians in Gaza: "Today, the United States has shown the world that our resolve to stand with our allies and defend democracy remains ironclad. This aid will be  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler (both D-Calif.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote to senior Department of Justice (DOJ) officials expressing serious concerns about recent complaints regarding the safety and well-being of juveniles detained in probation camps and facilities across Los Angeles County. The Senators also called for the DOJ to detail their recent and plan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman Donald Payne Jr. "I am devastated by the news of our colleague Donald Payne Jr.'s passing and send my deepest condolences to his wife Beatrice and their children, Donald III, Jack and Yvonne. Donald worked tirelessly on behalf of his constituents in New Jersey, having been a longtime champion o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Salud Carbajal and Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse joined Santa Barbara Harbor officials to survey the semiannual dredging at Santa Barbara Harbor and discuss how $3,040,000 secured in the 2024 federal funding deal will help ensure safe navigation for Santa Barbara's maritime industry, recreational boaters, and maintain its public beaches. Video footage from Congressman Carbajal's visit ca more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Last week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) secured unanimous support for his amendment to H.R. 8036, the Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, affirming the United States' robust backing for the Philippines as it faces increasing pressure from the People's Republic of China (PRC). "Amidst the PRC's aggressive actions in the South China Sea, our continued relationsh more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: REEDLEY, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) unveiled H.R. 8065 - Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation that would address gaps in federal law in the regulation of highly infectious agents and high-containment laboratories. This legislation will address gaps in the regulation of labs revealed in the investigative report by Costa and the House Sel more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Vice Chair of the Congressional Armenian Caucus, released the following statement to commemorate the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The statement was also submitted for the Congressional Record. Read Schiff's full statement below: "One hundred and nine years ago, the Ottoman Empire began a concerted and systemic effort t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) led their colleagues in applauding the Biden administration for rescinding Donald Trump's discriminatory faith-based regulations and finalizing updated regulations to protect religious freedoms and other civil rights for all people participating in federally funded social services. "When the gov more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senator Rosen: "Let me be absolutely clear: this fight is not over" Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after the United States Postal Service (USPS) officially announced that it will move forward with its plan to downsize and relocate outgoing mail processing operations from Reno, Nevada to Sacramento, California. "I am outraged that out-of-touch Washington bureaucrats more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), sent a letter to President Biden urging the administration to consider the consequences to American workers of a potential sale or divesture of TikTok. Final passage of the national security supplemental requires TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to either sell or face a ban on U.S.-based app stores. In light of this, the letter asks  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) released the following statement after the White House announced President Biden's nomination of Judge Michelle Williams Court, Judge Anne Hwang, and Judge Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon to fill vacancies on the U.S. District Court for Central California. "We applaud President Biden's selection of three exceptional  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, Reps. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced the launch of the Bipartisan Opportunity Youth Caucus (BOYC) for the 118th Congress. The first-of-its-kind Caucus will serve to prioritize federal policies that support young people aged 16-24 who are disconnected from school and work or are at-risk of experiencing disconnection - also known as "Opportunity Youth" (OY). This ca more PR