WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Democrats break the record of 234 judges confirmed during the first Trump administration Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today celebrated the confirmation of Benjamin J. Cheeks to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California and Serena Raquel Murillo to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of Ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), along with Representatives Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.-33), Jim Costa (D-Calif.-21), and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.-18), urged Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to approve the California High-Speed Rail Authority's (Authority) grant application for $536 million in federal funds. The project would support critical tunneling design work to ad more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-California, issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) releases the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 10545, the American Relief Act of 2025. "Today, I voted to prevent a catastrophic government shutdown and to support our hardworking families, veterans, and seniors. While this bill is not perfect, I will continue fighting to ensure workers are paid, vital programs are funded, and our communitie more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * On December 20th, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) issued the following statement after the House passed a funding bill just hours before the current federal funding deadline: The good news is that the government will not shutdown. Yesterday, I sent out a description of what would happen in the event of a government shutdown. In a last-minute compromise that received a large biparti more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WATCH: Padilla urges colleagues to confirm Judges Cheeks and Murillo Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, applauded the confirmations of Judge Benjamin Cheeks and Judge Serena Murillo to fill vacancies on the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Central Districts of California, respectively. These confirmations mark the 234th  more PR