WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a field hearing in Santa Nella, Calif., to hear from local witnesses about the water management challenges facing California's Central Valley. "California's Central Valley is one of the largest agriculture producing regions in the country, producing one  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES, CA On Friday, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) hosted a series of roundtables at LA Trade Technical College focused on increasing affordable housing development in Los Angeles. The first roundtable, co-hosted by Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Region IX Administrator Jason Pu, brought housing developers together with local, state, and fed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. John Duarte, R-California, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congressman Duarte led a hearing of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries in his district with Chairman Bentz. The hearing, "Water Abundance: Opportunities and Challenges in California," brought together stakeholders, water experts, and community leaders to discuss the Central Valley's water supply issues. Congressmen David Valadao, Vince Fong, Doug LaMalfa an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) hosted the House Judiciary Committee for a field hearing in Santee, CA, examining the impact of the Biden-Harris Administration's failed border policies on California communities. The hearing, "The Biden-Harris Border Crisis: California Perspectives," featured local Southern California leaders on the front lines of this crisis. These witnesses detailed the surge  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Katie Porter, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) introduced a resolution to formally apologize for the United States' nuclear legacy in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The resolution, which is co-led by Congresswoman Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), affirms the importance of free association between the U.S. and the Marshall Islands, commits to assisting with some of the worst lasting harms of radioact  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Mike Garcia, R-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Today, Representative Mike Garcia's (CA-27) bipartisan bill, H.R. 7686, passed the House unanimously. Co-led by Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), this legislation makes essential updates to the CHIPS and Science Act to clarify language that could have allowed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to access taxpayer-funded research at U.S. universities. "The CHIPS Act is only as strong a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), joined Representative Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) and the Jewish Members Group of the 118th Congress in issuing the a joint statement in response to an interview between Tucker Carlson and Nazi apologist Darryl Cooper: "As Jewish Members of Congress, we are appalled that Tucker Carlson hosted and promoted Nazi apologist and Holocaust denier Da  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: Representative Michelle Steel held a roundtable on Friday with local leaders to discuss threats from the Chinese Communist Party, including the rise in fentanyl coming across the border and CCP influence on American society. The panel in Fountain Valley included Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes and State Assemblyman Tri Ta. Steel has made countering the CCP a high priority during her time in Congress,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Last month, Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Claudia Tenney (R-NY) introduced the Internet Reach and Access Now Act or IRAN Act to promote internet freedom and access to information in Iran. According to the Freedom House Index, Iran has the third worst internet freedom score in the world. The government of Iran uses the internet as a tool of political repression and surveillan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Juan Vargas, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52), U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), and U.S. Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) announced bicameral efforts to help combat Tijuana River transboundary sewage pollution The lawmakers were joined by officials from the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) to announce the Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2024. U.S. Senator Lapho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Juan Vargas, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Juan Vargas (CA-52), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Mike Levin (CA-49), and Scott Peters (CA-50) reiterated calls for an immediate federal state of emergency declaration amid recent findings showing high levels of noxious gases in south San Diego from Tijuana River Valley pollution. Last year, the San Diego Congressional delegation called for a federal state of emergen  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: On Thursday, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) joined Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representatives Juan Vargas (D-Calif.-52), Scott Peters (D-Calif.-50), and Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.-25) to announce bicameral efforts to help combat the ongoing Tijuana River transboundary sewage pollution crisis. The Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2024 is scheduled to  more