WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) today released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the October 7th Hamas-led attack on Israel: "One year ago today, Hamas terrorists perpetrated the deadliest assault on Israeli civilians in the country's history, with the scale and barbarity of the attack shocking the conscience of the world. On this somber anniversary, I reiterate my call for a negotiated   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES, CA Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement marking one year since Hamas' October 7th Terror Attack on Israel: "One year after Hamas' October 7th terror attack on Israel, the scope and evil of Hamas' atrocities are still difficult to comprehend. 1,200 people--women, children, the elderly, and other civilians--were massacred in Kibbutzim, villa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, CA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack by Hamas against Israeli civilians. "One year ago, a horrific terrorist attack by Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis and foreigners from more than 40 different nations. Hamas took 250 innocent civilians hostage 101 of whom are still in captivity today, i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: San Francisco Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement marking one year since the October 7th terrorist attacks in Israel: "One year ago, the world watched in horror as Hamas terrorists unleashed a monstrous assault on Israel. During their brutality on October 7th, Hamas slaughtered nearly 1,200 people, including more than forty Americans, wounded thousands more, and kidnapped hundreds of civili  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the October 7th terrorist attacks in Israel. "Today marks one year since Hamas' brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Hamas terrorists systematically brutalized, raped, and maimed scores of innocent Israelis, killing more than 1,200 people in what was the deadliest day for the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Co-Chair of the House Israel Allies Caucus and Member of the House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group, released the following statement to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hamas's terrorist attack against Israel on October 7th, 2023: "I join all today who stand together to commemorate   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) issued the following statement marking the horrific attack on the State of Israel on October 7, 2023. "Today marks one year since the horrific terrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas that killed 1,195 people and took 251 innocent people hostage, including 12 Americans. "I join the international community in mourning the innocent lives lost o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, and Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) introduced H.R. 9922, the Litigation Transparency Act of 2024, which requires the disclosure of parties receiving payment in civil lawsuits. In hundreds of cases every year, civil litigation is funded by undisclosed third-party inter  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) released the following statement: "On October 7th, 2023, I was getting ready to board a flight from Saudi Arabia to Israel along with several of my colleagues on a Congressional delegation. Then came the first reports and the continuing confirmations of the brutal and deadly attacks by Hamas that killed more than a thousand Israelis and saw hundreds   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following statement marking one year since Oct. 7 attack, on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Today marks one year since the horrific and brutal Oct. 7th attack by Hamas against Israeli civilians. My heart goes out to the victims and their families, the hostages, including the Americans still in Gaza, and everyone who has been affected by the war and endured a year of unimaginable heartbreak, uncertainty, and fear. Today, the entire region   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would permanently provide safe and reliable transportation for veterans to and from VA facilities and other treatment centers. The Veterans Earned Transportation (Vets ETA) Act would permanently reauthorize a VA program that provides these transportation services for veterans to better access vocational rehabilitat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * On the first anniversary of Hamas' brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), the youngest Jewish Member of Congress, released the following statement: "Like millions of Jews around the world, I woke up one year ago today in complete horror. I am still grappling with the aftermath of that day - the loss of nearly 1,200 innocent people, the trauma of many more   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel: "One year ago, Hamas launched a horrific mass terrorist attack on Israel. Nearly 1,200 were killed - most of them civilians. Families were torn apart as Hamas indiscriminately launched rockets at kibbutzim and dragged hostages into Gaza  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: In commemoration of the one-year anniversary of Hamas's terrorist attack against Israel on October 7th, 2023, today Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) and Consul General of Israel to Los Angeles Israel Bachar toured the Los Angeles Nova Music Festival Exhibition - a groundbreaking and in-depth remembrance of the tragic events of the October 7th massacre and its aftermath. Also in attendance w  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: RIVERSIDE, CA Representative Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the October 7th attack on Israeli civilians: "This October 7th marks a solemn and heavy occasion, as we remember the more than 1,200 Israeli civilians killed and the hundreds more that were taken hostage by Hamas. More Jews were killed on that awful day than on any day since the Holocaust, and t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Joe Wilson (SC-02), and Lois Frankel (FL-22) introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 and calling attention to the ongoing atrocities nearly one year since that deadly day. On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel and brutally murdered, raped, and burned alive more than 1,2  more