WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Harder Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Cut Costly Red Tape in Pet Food Industry Current pet food regulations are based on century-old system for animal feed WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Josh Harder (CA-09) and Rep. Steve Womack (AR-03) introduced bipartisan legislation to cut costly red tape and streamline standards in the pet food industry. The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform (PURR) Act creates a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement following an order from a U.S. District Judge temporarily blocking the Trump Administration's order to freeze all federal grants and loans until February 3rd. "I would like to express my gratitude to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: On Monday, the Trump Administration announced its intention to freeze federal grants and loans. Thousands of programs have been identified to be at risk, including those at DOE, NASA, NSF, EPA, and NOAA. "This unlawful impoundment is an attack on the American taxpayer," said Ranking Member Lofgren. "We're following close more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Elon Musk's Deceptive Federal Employee "Buyout" Scam Will Cause Irreparable Harm to VA, its Workforce, and the Veterans They Serve * * * Today, Ranking Member Mark Takano made the following statement regarding the White House Office of Personnel Management's email offering "buyouts" to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) emp more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * In Letter to Trump, Huffman, Leger Fernandez, House and Senate Colleagues Demand a Stop to Unconscionable ICE Harassment of Native American Citizens Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee Jared Huffman, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee Bennie Thompson, Congressman Raul Grijalva, Congressman Melanie S more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Questions Defense Secretary Hegseth on Trump's Purported Military Action to "Turn On" California Water WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) requested Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth clarify President Trump's January 27th Truth Social post, which claimed that the U.S. military "entered" California and "turned on the water" flowing from Northern California to oth more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Raises Alarm on Trump Administration Illegally Blocking Hundreds of Billions in Federal Support Urges Budget Committee to Delay OMB Nominee WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ordered federal agencies to freeze all congressionall more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Walnut Creek, CA - Today, Congressman DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced that Anish Ummadi, Josh Zeng, Vikrant Ganesan, and Sudith Thota of Dublin are the winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for California's 10th Congressional District. Ummadi, Zeng, Ganesan, and Thota, all seniors at Dublin High School, created the NeuroChess app, which utilizes AI-powered neural analysi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * The Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act Protects U.S. Workers, Consumers, & Content-Creators from Illegal Foreign Websites * * * SAN JOSE, CA - U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) - Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee and a senior member of the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet - introduced H.R. 791, the Fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced the reintroduction of the Fast-Track Logistics for Acquiring Supplies in a Hurry (FLASH) Act and Surveilling Effluent Water for Epidemic Response (SEWER) Act in the 119th Congress. The FLASH Act will help the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cut through red tape to quickly buy critical medical materials during emergencies in future public he more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Young Kim Honors Lunar New Year Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40), one of the first Korean American women to serve in Congress, joined Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06) and bipartisan colleagues to introduce a bipartisan resolution ( H.Res.75 ) honoring Lunar New Year. Last week, Congresswoman Kim recognized Lunar New Year on the House floor. Watch HERE or read her remarks  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Young Kim, Colleagues Honor Korean American Military Hero Col. Young Oak Kim Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40), Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), and Dave Min (CA-47) introduced a bipartisan bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Colonel Young Oak Kim for his extraordinary heroism, leadership, and humanitarianism. "Colonel Young Oak Kim was a dedicated military he more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced that Rep. Rich McCormick (GA-07) will join him as co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans in the 119th Congress. Representatives Andy Barr (KY-06) and Marc Veasey (TX-33) will continue serving as vice co-chairs. Rep. Brad Sherman (CA-32), who formerly served as chair, will continue to serve as chair emeritus. The caucus is  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) introduced bipartisan legislation to make it easier for parents to safely travel with breast milk. The Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening (BABES) Enhancement Act is co-led by U.S. Representatives Maria Salazar (R-FL), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) in the House. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced com more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Today, Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along with Judiciary Committee Democrats, sent a letter to Acting Attorney General James R. McHenry III, demanding the immediate release of key information and evidence pertaining to the nomination of Kash Patel as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The Com more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON JOINS 153 COLLEAGUES TO URGE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO CLARIFY LIST OF FROZEN INVESTING IN AMERICA PROJECTS Washington - Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced he joined 153 colleagues in sending a letter to the Trump Administration after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that could pause all disbursements of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Biparti more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON REAPPOINTED TO SERVE ON MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION COMMISSION Washington - Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) was reappointed by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to serve on the bipartisan Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. Thompson is one of four members of Congress to serve on the prestigious commission. "It is a tremendous honor to be reappointed to the Migratory Bird Conservati more PR