WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) led a letter, co-signed by 20 House Democratic colleagues, to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ), urging them to halt efforts to admit new detainees at Adelanto ICE Processing Center located in Adelanto, California, and immediately close the facility permanently. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) set a deadline of September 30, 2024, f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) today applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for releasing the first-ever Food is Medicine Initiative toolkit, an interactive website with resources to advance Food is Medicine (FIM) approaches across the country and help communities to reduce nutrition-related chronic diseases and food insecurity. "I applaud HHS' efforts to support the developm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Pete Aguilar announced that he secured a $5,279,592 grant through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the City of San Bernardino to improve roadway safety at five high-risk locations. These are areas with high collision rates and a high incidence of fatalities or severe injuries, or that have proximity to schools and residential areas. "Ensuring the safety of San Bernardino's public roads   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) announced that at his urging the Treasury Department has made a new federal policy change that will allow more veterans to access affordable housing. The Treasury Department will no longer include veterans' service-connected disability benefits when calculating income to determine eligibility for low-income housing financed by the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). Prior  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Carlsbad, CA Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) announced Miriam Zuniga as his September 2024 Constituent of the Month for her work to support and strengthen Latino communities in South Orange County. Miriam is the Director of Adult Programs at Unidos South OC, Vice President of the District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC), the lead coordinator for the Community Leader Coalition, and sits on Rep. L  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: On Friday, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and 189 bipartisan members of Congress in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to quickly prevent burdens on safety net hospitals and vulnerable patients caused by Johnson & Johnson (J&J)'s proposal to undermine the federal 340B Drug Discount Program. On August 23,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and August Pfluger (TX-11) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing the Stop Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues (SIMSA) Act. The legislation targets deadly drugs that are substantially similar to already-controlled substances but carefully engineered - often in China or Mexico - to slip into the U.S. undetected. Reps. Panetta  more