WASHINGTON, Oct. 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, applauded President Biden's and Vice President Harris' nomination of Judge Serena Murillo and Judge Benjamin Cheeks to fill vacancies on the U.S. District Courts for the Central District and Southern District of California, respectively. "Judge Murillo and Judge Cheeks hold a wealth of litiga  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) continued their push to ensure the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) preserves the requirement contained in both the House-passed and Senate-reported versions of NDAA that requires TRICARE coverage of fertility services, including in vitro fertilization (IVF). In a letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee leadership, the law  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following statement on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * Sherman Oaks, California -On October 23, 2024, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) issued the following statement to mark nine years since the Southern California Gas Company well SS25 exploded at the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility, causing the greatest emission of natural gas and associated toxic compounds in the history of the United States: "Today marks nine years since th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: As first reported in Washington Examiner, yesterday, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) led a letter to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and the State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs demanding answers about damaged defense arms being sent to Taiwan. On September 11, 2024, the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a troubling report on damaged equip  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced the introduction of a resolution alongside Reps. Steve Horsford (NV-04), Barbara Lee (CA-12), John Garamendi (CA-08), Steve Cohen (TN-09), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Nanette Barragan (CA-44), Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02), Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33), and Jim Costa (CA-21) to mark the 15-year anniversary of Outdoor Afro, a national not-for-profit organization connecting  more