WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: This weekend, President Trump issued an executive order to address water supply issues in California and improve disaster response in California and North Carolina. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "My prayers go out to all those affected by natural disast more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Ranking Member Mark Takano is demanding answers from UnitedHealth Group (UHG) after its admission that a data breach impacted 190 million people, including at least 1.2 million veterans. Ranking Member Takano criticized the company's delayed and incomplete reporting, urging stronger oversight to protect veterans from private sector cybersecurity fail more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Federal Funding Freeze Will Cause Irreparable Harm to the Organizations Veterans and Everyday Americans Rely on for Essential Services * * * Today, Ranking Member Mark Takano wrote Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Todd Hunter, urgently seeking information about how new guidance from the White House's Office of Management more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman Decries Trump's Dictatorial Power Grabs Washington, D.C. - Today, Founder of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force and Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee Jared Huffman (CA-02) released a statement decrying the Trump administration's illegal order for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to block and redirect vast swaths of federal funding approved by Congress. This ra more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * In Response to Deadly Wildfires Across Southern California, Reps. Chu, Kim, Brownley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Wildfire Detection WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Young Kim (CA-40), and Julia Brownley (CA-26) introduced the bipartisan Fire Information and Reaction Enhancement (FIRE) Act that would focus assets within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Kamlager-Dove Alarmed by Destructive Foreign Aid Freeze LOS ANGELES, CA -- Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, released the following statement on Donald Trump's foreign assistance freeze: "In his first week in office, Donald Trump took a hammer to our foreign policy institutions by orderin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * REP LIEU DENOUNCES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS TO FREEZE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FIREFIGHTERS, CANCER RESEARCH AND OTHER PROGRAMS WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's efforts to freeze federal funding allocated to important public services nationwide. "The Trump Administration's reckless freeze on federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ami Bera on Trump Administration's Sweeping Attempt to Freeze Federal Grants and Loans Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released a statement on the Trump administration's sweeping attempt to freeze federal grants and loans: "My staff has received an influx of calls from residents expressing concerns about the recent decision to freeze the delivery of essential resources to Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Carbajal Statement on Donald Trump's Illegal Theft from Central Coast Taxpayers In the wake of President Donald Trump's freeze of Congressionally-approved funding across a wide range of federal programs, Congressman Salud Carbajal issued the following statement: "The Central Coast received more than $1.4 billion in grants and other federal aid last year alone. Halting federal assistance - more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu Statement on Illegal Trump Funding Freeze WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) issued a statement on the memorandum (link is external) from the White House Office of Management and Budget directing a funding freeze for all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government starting at 5p.m. ET: "What an absolute disaster. This illegal, unconstitutional order by President Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-31) introduced the Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform (SPUR) Act alongside Republican Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Democratic Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03). The bipartisan SPUR Act would help small businesses compete for federal contracts by requiring the Small Business Administration (SBA) to c more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. wrote a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) leadership regarding a hazardous waste processing site established in Azusa in response to the Eaton wildfire. In the letter, Rep. Cisneros expressed concerns with the EPA's transparency and decision-making process in choosing the Azusa site, noting how the EPA did not solicit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45) issued the following statement in response to an attempt by the White House to pause federal funding: "I am astonished by the Trump Administration's reckless move to freeze federal aid and prevent critical resources from reaching American families and communities. "I have been in touch with community leaders in California's 45th district who are terrified and more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, as Donald Trump and Republicans are pushing an illegal scheme to choke virtually all federal funding, potentially including for the country's largest federal early education program, Head Start, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) introduced legislation to expand eligibility for families left behind. Rep. Garamendi was joined by 15 of his Democratic colleagues. The bil more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Today, Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA-08), issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump ordering (https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/trump-freezes-federal-aid-omb-00200891) all federal agencies to cease spending on all financial assistance and grants. "Donald Trump's latest illegal scheme to freeze nearly $3 trillion in federal aid is a reckless and uncons more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jim Costa's Statement on Trump's Unconstitutional Federal Funding Freeze WASHINGTON \- Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following statement after President Trump ordered his administration, Memo M-25-13 (link is external), to freeze virtually all federal funding. "President Trump's unlawful freeze of federal funding will make it ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) released the following statement: "If you don't think the Trump administration's illegal impoundment of all federal funding will harm every corner of our community, consider the thousands of parents who cannot go to work if they depend on child care funded by Head Start, and the millions of residents imperiled by potential delays in the rebuilding of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: The Trump Administration announced a plan to freeze virtually all federal funding for basic services, which harms communities across the entire country and increases costs for Americans. This reckless action blocks funding to pay teachers, support first responders, sustain lifesaving medical research, and more. According to federal data from last month, at least $675 million in outstandin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) slammed President Trump's Executive Order to ban transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military. Rep. Peters led an amendment to the FY 2018 Defense spending bill to block Trump's transgender military ban during his first administration and supports Rep. Sara Jacobs' (CA-51) Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act to stop th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after the Trump administration ordered a pause on grants, loans and other federal financial assistance: "President Trump illegally freezing billions in federal aid programs will hurt working families, drive costs sky-high for everyone and wreak havoc on our economy. "The programs that provide food for fam more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), one of the youngest Members of Congress, penned an op-ed for Teen Vogue, calling on Democrats to win back the support of young people by addressing two of their biggest costs: child care and housing. Read Rep. Sara Jacobs' Op-Ed Here (https://www.teenvogue.com/story/sara-jacobs-democrats-young-voters-housing-childcare) In part, Rep. Sara Jacobs wrote: "Younger generations like  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) released the following statement on the Trump administration's proposed sweeping federal funding freeze: "A federal court has stopped Trump's effort to freeze federal financial assistance at least for a few days. But because of the President's order, FEMA was looking into whether they had to suspend federal assistance to Palisades Fire victims effect more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Takano Blasts Trump Admin's Unlawful Funding Freeze January 28, 2025 # RIVERSIDE, CA - Today, Congressman Mark Takano (CA-39), blasted the Trump Administration's directive outlined in an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo that will freeze all grants, loans, and other federal financial assistance beginning later today at 5:00 p.m. ET. "President Trump and Republicans are stealing more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Vince Fong, R-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * "Congratulations to Sean Duffy, the newly confirmed U.S. Transportation Secretary. * * * I am confident Secretary Duffy will be a strong leader and support improved infrastructure and supply chain operations throughout the nation. * * * He knows that our supply chain is key to a thriving economy and will cut the red tape to get seamless operations and invest in our rail, trucking, more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Vince Fong, R-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * "Congratulations to Boom Supersonic on their successful supersonic flight. I am proud to see this innovative technology be tested here in my district. * * * Eastern Kern County is continuing to be a national leader in the aerospace industry. * * * Today's achievement is important for America and aviation as we continue to innovate and grow our capabilities in the aerospace arena in more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. George T. Whitesides, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, Rep. Whitesides released the following statement: Today, we have been contacted by people across the district who are worried about President Trump's announcement pausing certain government grants. Local fire stations, affordable housing nonprofits, and individuals seeking disaster assistance fear the potential impacts. The lack of clarity surrounding this unconstitutional ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Young Kim Helps Lead Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act Amid California Wildfires WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act ( H.R. 426 ), which would ease access to vital resources for natural disaster survivors. The Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act supports natural disaster more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Young Kim Pushes to Improve Wildfire Detection Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40), Judy Chu (CA-28), and Julia Brownley (CA-26) introduced the bipartisan Fire Information and Reaction Enhancement (FIRE) Act to improve wildfire detection and forecasting. The FIRE Act would allow the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop and expand wildfire more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. George T. Whitesides, D-California, issued the following news release: Reps. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), George Whitesides (CA-27), Laura Friedman (CA-30), and Luz Rivas (CA-29) introduced legislation to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal government's disaster recovery efforts following the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Over 30 federal entities currently contribute to the federal government's response to natural disasters more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor condemning President Donald Trump's pardoning of January 6th insurrectionists. Key Excerpts: On the true definition of liberty and justice: We must draw a line here, and we must draw a line now. The vice president argued that these pardons are about "liberty." They are not. I ask you, what does liberty look more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Today, Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's sweeping and unlawful action pausing federal funding, including grants, loans, and federal assistance programs, passed into law by Republicans and Democrats in Congress. "Donald Trump's order to halt federal assistance and grant funding will have immediate and deeply destruc more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON RELEASES STATEMENT ON FREEZING OF FEDERAL FUNDS Washington - Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's indefinite freeze on critical federal funding: "It's alarming that the Administration has taken action to indefinitely and indiscriminately freeze important federal funds. These funds were lawfully appropriated by Congress  more PR