WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Freethought Caucus Members Write to Speaker Johnson Over Constitutional, Ethical, and Human Rights Concerns with National Prayer Breakfast Members cite ties to anti-LGBTQ+ extremists, broader constitutional violations of church-state separation Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), and Sean Casten (IL- more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * Los Angeles, CA - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: As we await details on what caused the horrific collision last night at Washington National Airport, our prayers continue to be with the victims, their families and the first responders executing search and rescue operations. The nation is reeling from the deadliest plane crash in over 20  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * Los Angeles, CA - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: As we await details on what caused the horrific collision last night at Washington National Airport, our prayers continue to be with the victims, their families and the first responders executing search and rescue operations. The nation is reeling from the deadlie more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Colleagues Call on Secretary Rubio to Immediately Restore Refugee Resettlement Services Letter Calls on State Department to Restart Program Providing Basic Services to Refugees, Including Afghan Allies Who Supported U.S. Troops WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safe more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Yesterday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) sent a letter to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman and Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Caleb Vitello demanding answers about recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations conducted in Ventura County, California. These operations, which took place in Oxnard and Santa Paula, have  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * "I am deeply saddened by the tragic midair collision in the D.C. area and my thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their loved ones. As a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Aviation, I will be closely following the investigation into how this happened. We should all learn from and respond to this tragedy by making improvemen more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Walnut Creek, CA - Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced he will visit UCSF Benioff Children's Walnut Creek Outpatient Center on Friday, January 31stas part of his ongoing Health Care Listening Tour of California's 10th Congressional District to hear directly from health care providers about how he can support their efforts at the federal level to provide high quality, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08), along with 33 of his colleagues, sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office of Head Start (OHS) demanding that they immediately address delayed Head Start funds and ensure that Head Start programs expeditiously receive the funds they are owed. This delay in available funds comes as Donald Trump and Republicans con more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's response to the Aviation crash at Ronald Regan International Airport: "My heart goes out to the families of the 67 people who tragically lost their lives last night. President Donald Trump blaming the tragedy of the American Airlines accident on DEI is shame more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * Congressman Paul Gosar, DDS (AZ-09) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, legislation that would implement reforms to facilitate active forest management and enhance interagency wildfire response capabilities: "Arizonans are no strangers to deadly and destructive wildfires and those that are still burning in California are a heartbre more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jim Costa's Statement on Tragic Plane Collision in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON \- Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), released the following statement in response to the tragic plane collision near Reagan National Airport: " I am deeply saddened by the devastating plane collision near Reagan National Airport that claimed the lives of passengers, crew members, and service members. My thoughts and pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mike Levin Reintroduces Bipartisan Purple Heart Veterans Education Act to Ensure Transfer of Benefits to Dependents January 30, 2025 Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) and Dr. Greg Murphy M.D. (NC-03) reintroduced the bipartisan Purple Heart Veterans Education Act, H.R. 790, the House companion to the Senate bill by the same name led by Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Thom Till more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * In response to contract negotiations for air traffic control at the San Carlos Airport, Rep. Kevin Mullin released the following statement: "Airline travelers across the country rely on air traffic controllers to keep them safe. This is a highly-skilled, specialty job that the FAA is responsible for staffing, even if they contract out. It is well known that the San Francisco Bay Ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) released a video statement expressing his concerns on the extreme budget cuts that are already impacting California's 25th district. "Since day one of his presidency, Donald Trump began implementing his cruel, chaotic, and unconstitutional agenda... I have been getting your worried calls, emails, and posts frantically wondering how his daily barrage of extr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement that he plans to send 30,000 undocumented immigrants to Guantanamo Bay: "President Trump has again demonstrated his callousness and hostility toward immigrants. The prison at Guantanamo Bay is a dark chapter in our nation's history, notorious for the repeated human rights viol more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Takano Introduces Bipartisan Legislation Honoring Fred Korematsu January 30, 2025 # WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Mark Takano (CA-39), the First Vice-Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), introduced a legislative package to honor the life of civil rights icon Fred Korematsu. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Takano Joins CAPAC Leadership in Condemning President Trump's Attempt to Blame DEI Policies on Aviation Tragedy January 30, 2025 # WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, Representative Mark Takano joined the leadership of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) in issuing the following statement in response to President Trump's attempt to blame diversity, equity, and inclusion policies  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Young Kim Fights to Posthumously Award Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) joined Reps. Mark Takano (CA-39), Vince Fong (CA-20), and Celeste Maloy (UT-02) to introduce the bipartisan Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act. Born and raised in California, Japanese American Fred Korematsu was a civil rights hero who fought bac more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) pressed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI Director, on his blind loyalty to Trump and exposing Patel's past record tying him to January 6th insurrectionists. "How did we get here and where are we going? History is littered with democracies that lost their freedoms and didn't notice it while it was happening. Let's not be one o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Today, during the Senate Committee on the Judiciary's confirmation hearing, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) questioned Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI Director, on his claims that Trump declassified all the documents at Mar-a-Lago. Yesterday, Schiff and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along with Judiciary Committee Democrat more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Votes Against Advancing Attorney General Nominee Pam Bondi WATCH : Padilla criticizes Bondi's ability to serve as an independent Attorney General WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted against advancing the nomination of Pamela Jo Bondi to be U.S. Attorney General during a Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla, Budget Democrats Boycott Russell Vought's OMB Nomination Vote After the OMB-directed federal funding freeze causes chaos, Padilla sounds alarm on Trump pick's record of withholding federal aid WATCH : Padilla delivers remarks opposing Vought's reckless nomination WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined his fellow Democratic members of the Senate B more PR