WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: At today's full committee hearing, Examining the President's FY 2025 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior, featuring testimony from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, House Natural Resources Committee Vice Ranking Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) delivered the opening statement below. Vice Ranking Member Kamlager-Dove highlighted several newly finalized and widely celebrated rules from   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, at a member day hearing on April 10, 2024, on energy and water appropriations bill for fiscal year 2025: * * * Thank you, Chairman Fleishmann and Ranking Member Kaptur for the opportunity to share my priorities for the FY25 Energy & Water appropriations bill. I look forward to working with the subcommittee on shared go  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, at a member day hearing on April 10, 2024, on renewable energy and clean water appropriations for fiscal year 2025: * * * EI join you today to call the committee's attention to the billions of dollars being spent on our nuclear weapons programs and raise significant concerns that momentum is leading us in a dangero  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, at a member day hearing on April 10, 2024, for carbon dioxide removal at the national laboratories of the U.S. Department of Energy appropriations bill: * * * Thank you, Chairman Fleishman, Ranking Member Kaptur, and Members of the Committee for this opportunity. Climate change is causing extreme weather events in e  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement on her vote for the Antisemitism Awareness Act: "Students nationwide are trying to exercise their right to free speech. They are expressing their frustrations and dreams about a country they love and doing so in spaces where they believe they will be safe--college and university campuses. Campuses should be places wh  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after President Biden announced the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument by approximately 120,000 combined acres using his authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906: "From the majestic peaks of the San Gabriel Mountains to the sacred woodlands of Berryessa Snow Moun  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, at the start of Mental Health Awareness Month, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representative Tony Cardenas (D-Calif.-29) introduced the Pediatric Access to Critical Healthcare (PATCH) Act to support and bolster vital pediatric health care infrastructure. As children's hospitals struggle to maintain financial solvency, combat the ongoing national children's mental health crisis, and address  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, President Joe Biden signed a presidential proclamation under the Antiquities Act of 1906 expanding the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument by 105,919 additional acres to include the western Angeles National Forest--protecting the significant natural, cultural, and recreational resources in Southern California. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) released the following statement: "What a momentous day for Angelen  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) announced today the launch of the tenth annual Congressional App Challenge for middle and high school students in her Congressional District. Established by Rep. Eshoo and former Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) in 2013, the competition is a bipartisan nationwide event that invites middle and high school students from across the country to compete by creating and exhibiting t  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following statement on May 2, 2024: * * * Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) released the following statement in response to House passage of H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act. "The Congress came together yesterday and spoke with a clear and strong voice that told the truth about the recent and widespread rise of antisemitism - history's oldest hate. "But this was more than words; our vote is the setting of a standard  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-California, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-El Monte) celebrated President Joe Biden's expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument at an Oval Office ceremony marking the occasion. "As a representative of the San Gabriel Foothills community, I am very proud of our community members and the local organizations who have worked tirelessly on preserving and expanding green space in LA Cou  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following statement on May 2, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement applauding President Biden's Executive Action to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument near Los Angeles and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument near Sacramento. "California is home to the most unique public lands in the world. President Biden's bold action will not only preserve the San  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (CA-08) and Mike Thompson (CA-04) joined President Joe Biden at the White House to announce the expansion of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. The expansion will include approximately 13,696 additional acres of federally owned public land in Lake and Colusa Counties, California, encompassing the entirety of the Molok Luyuk region within th  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, at an Energy and Commerce, Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Energy budget with Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) applauded the Biden Administration's recent moves to make it easier to build clean energy on non-sensitive land while asking what Congress could do to go further. During his questionin  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Michelle Steel issued the following statement following the L.A. Board of Supervisors naming April 30, 2024, as "Jane Fonda Day." For 49 years, the Vietnamese American community has commemorated April 30th as "Black April," marking the day on which Saigon, the capitol of the former Vietnamese Republic, fell to the communist Viet Cong. As many as 2 million innocent Vietnamese civilians were kil  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) issued the following statement in response to the House of Representatives passing H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation directs the Department of Education to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism in federal anti-discrimination law enforcement. "For weeks, weak university leaders h  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Michelle Steel led 37 of her colleagues in sending a letter requesting the Appropriations Committee include full funding for the Department of Defense (DoD) STARBASE program in the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) appropriations process. "We write to respectfully request that the Defense Subcommittee fund the Department of Defense (DoD) STARBASE Program at $60 million for Fiscal Year 2025. This would represe  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and John Garamendi (CA-08) will join President Biden at the White House to announce the expansion of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. The expansion will include approximately 13,696 additional acres of federally owned public land in Lake and Colusa Counties in California, encompassing the entirety of the Molok Luyuk region within the monument. "I worked to desi  more