There are a record number of women in Congress who are also raising children under the age of 18. So many that a “Moms in the House” caucus was established in 2018. But how are the experiences of these working moms influencing legislative priorities? That question is at the center …
Read More »In Letter To Congress, Water Agencies Call For Drinking Water Relief Funding
In March, the COVID-19 relief bill known as the CARES Act set aside $ 900 million to help Americans pay their utility bills. Earlier this week, a broad coalition of water agencies delivered a letter to Congress advocating for more funding. The letter, submitted Monday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, …
Read More »Civil Rights Leader Dolores Huerta Endorses Esmeralda Soria For Congress
Fresno City Councilmember Esmeralda Soria grew up in a farm worker family. That legacy wasn’t lost on her on Tuesday when a well-known labor activist and civil rights leader endorsed her 2020 campaign for Congress. In the 1960s, Dolores Huerta co-founded the organization that would become the United Farm Workers …
Read More »Merced County students join national walkout, say Congress’ inaction on guns is ‘sad’
Students demonstrating in Merced County on Wednesday said the state of gun control in the U.S. is “sad,” and called for Congress to pass new gun control laws in response … Click to Continue »
Read More »Lack Of Action From Congress Threatens Healthcare Of Millions Of California’s Kids
When it comes to the health care safety net, there’s been a lot of uncertainty in the last few months. Republican lawmakers spent the better part of the year trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and funding has been on shaky ground for community health centers that treat low-income …
Read More »Congress: Michigan, Great Lakes wolves could lose federal protection
Legislation under committee consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday moves to strip great wolves in the western Great Lakes states of protections they enjoy under the Endangered … Click to Continue »
Read More »Congress Deciding Whether To Double Down On Navy’s Speedy But Troubled Combat Ship
Congress is getting ready to decide the fate of the Littoral Combat Ship program. The speedy, high-tech warship designed to operate near shorelines has been plagued with delays, mechanical problems and cost overruns throughout its life. San Diego will eventually be home port to at least 12 LCSs. The USS …
Read More »Can Congress move quickly to okay aid to hurricane-ravaged areas? It’s unclear
Plans for billions of dollars to flow to hurricane-ravaged Texas have already hit a snag in Washington, barely a half a day after Congress returned from a five week recess … Click to Continue »
Read More »Congress aims to weaken regulations, posing a challenge for California officials
California is confronting the limits of its power to save federal environmental protections as Congress and the Trump administration take aim at a landmark law the state has relied on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Should Congress Make It Legal To Mountain Bike In Wilderness Areas?
Wilderness areas are known for isolated beauty and the feeling of peace experienced there. There are no cars, few roads and only horseman, horses and hikers can enter them. But that could soon change if a bill that’s now in congress becomes law. When Craig Bowden isn’t teaching eighth graders …
Read More »CNBC asks: Why would Silicon Valley investor from Turlock seek Denham’s seat in Congress?
Democrat Josh Harder, a Turlock-raised venture capitalist, talked about his challenge to Republican Rep. Jeff Denham in a CNBC story posted Sunday. It’s a sign that the 10th Congressional District … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump’s decision to withdraw from Paris accord splits Congress, and serves up a campaign issue
Energy issues often create rare bipartisan alliances on Capitol Hill, but reaction to President Donald Trump’s decision Thursday to withdraw from the Paris climate change accord broke swiftly along partisan … Click to Continue »
Read More »Interview: How Did Kevin McCarthy Become Trump’s “Man In Congress?”
It’s hard to imagine two Republican leaders with more dramatically different political styles than Bakersfield’s Kevin McCarthy and Donald Trump. While McCarthy rose to his position as House Majority Leader thanks to a warm and affable public personality, Trump’s style has been anything but. Yet the two have a remarkably …
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