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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Tuesday November 05, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Rep. Aguilar Announces $600,000 for Mental Health and Substance Use Services in the Inland Empire
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: Today, Rep. Pete Aguilar announced a $600,000 grant award for Inland Behavioral and Health Services, Inc. to expand its mental health and substance use treatment services. The funding comes as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration's Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Behavioral Health Services Expansion (BHSE) Grant Awards. "We need to i  more

Rep. Brad Sherman Issues Statement Urging Respect for Electoral Process
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: Sherman Oaks, California - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) issued the following statement on the need to respect the electoral process: "As we go to the polls, we must remember to put country over party or ideology. I have faith in our democratic system, and our system of voter registration and vote tabulation. However, my dedication to respecting our constitutional process -- i  more

Rep. Schiff, Sen. Warren, Lawmakers Call for Probe of Albertsons and Other Grocery Chains for False Advertising
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led a group of lawmakers in calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Agriculture to investigate grocery chain Albertsons and other major retailers for potential false advertising and predatory pricing practices. In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan and Agriculture Secretary Thomas  more

SOUTH BAY REPS ANNOUNCE NEW SUNNYVALE R&D FACILITY FUNDED BY CHIPS & SCIENCE ACT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2024: Santa Clara, CA --Today, Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Ro Khanna (CA-17), co-author of the CHIPS and Science Act, Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, and Anna Eshoo (CA-16) announced that the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), a public-private consortium operated by the Department of Commerce and Natcast, will op  more

Warren, Schiff, Lawmakers Call for Probe of Albertsons and Other Giant Grocery Chains for False Advertising
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) led their colleagues in writing to Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Lina Khan, and Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Thomas Vilsack, urging them to investigate Albertsons and other major grocery chains for predatory practices that could have violated federal laws. In October 2024, California   more