WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA), co-Chairs of the California Aerospace Caucus, issued the following statement in recognition of National Space Day. In April, Reps. Lieu and Calvert introduced a resolution to establish May 3rd as National Space Day. Their National Space Day Resolution recognizes the significant positive impact of the aerospace community on  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES, CA -- On Tuesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland circulated a proposal to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III after Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) sent a letter in February calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reschedule marijuana. "I applaud the DEA and the Department of Justice for taking this historic first step and urge the Biden Ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after President Biden announced that she will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor: "It is with great appreciation that I accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from our great and patriotic President of the United States Joe Biden. The Medal is an honor that is respected because it is about America's highest valu  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following statement on May 3, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement expressing his strong support for President Biden's recent announcement that a new final rule will enable Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to access Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage. This landmark decision is expected to extend health insurance benefits to over 100,000 young people.   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) introduced bipartisan legislation to honor Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968. Butler's Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act and Warnock's Shirley Chisholm Statue Act would instruct Congress to posthumously endow Chisholm with Congress's hi  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: This week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo informed Reps. John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and Mark Pocan (D-WI-02) that the Department of Commerce would take up their request to appoint a labor union representative to the National Advisory Board for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. The Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program is a public-private partnership with cen  more