Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2021:Led by Ranking Member Frank Lucas,...
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Over 100 US Representatives call on President Biden to recognize Armenian Genocide
A bipartisan group of 107 US House members has called on President Biden to “clearly and directly recognize the Armenian Genocide” in his upcoming April 24 statement, ending Turkey’s foreign...
Bipartisan Bills passes to improve SBA lending programs
The House passed a set of three bipartisan bills to make reforms to critical Small Business Administration (SBA) lending programs. The bills would make multiple improvements to the SBA’s 504...
Lawmakers launch bipartisan caucus on SALT deduction
A bipartisan group of House members from high-tax states on Thursday launched a caucus focused on advocating for undoing the $10,000 limit on the state and local tax deductions (SALT), as lawmakers...
Why some lawmakers are pushing to repeal limits on state and local tax deductions
Congressional lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are calling for a repeal of the state and local tax cap, arguing that they hurt middle-class Americans.On Thursday, representatives led by Rep....
Members of Congress call Gov. to declare state of emergency over drought
Republican Congressmen Kevin McCarthy, who represents Porterville, and David Valadao are calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency over the drought.Other California Congress...
Bipartisan Congressional delegation toured U.S.-Mexico border to ‘discuss real solutions’
A bipartisan delegation of U.S. House members visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday amid a deepening political divide over U.S. immigration policy.U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) led members...
Lawmakers Call for End to CCP’s Influence on US Education
Over 20 lawmakers have called for an end to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) multi-billion-dollar overseas education program, saying it infringes on academic...
Problem Solvers Caucus Announces Bipartisan Trip to Southern Border
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) said a delegation of the Problem Solvers Caucus will travel to the southern border for a two-day visit. The delegation will travel to Rep....
Mobile Welding School Coming to Fullerton
Starting this fall, Grace Community Services in partnership with ReIgnite Hope (based in Gardena) will be bringing its Mobile Welding School to town, training men and women who have been homeless,...
US House Resolution Encourages Reunions of Korean American Families, War-Separated Relatives
A bipartisan resolution to encourage the reunions of war-separated Korean American families with family in North Korea has been introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives. Republican...
SBA statement on President Biden signing the PPP Extension Act of 2021 into law
As President Joe Biden signed the PPP Extension Act of 2021 into law last week, extending the Paycheck Protection Program an additional two months to May 31, and then providing an additional 30-day...
Republican Rep. Young Kim Puts Legal Status for DACA Recipients as Urgent Immigration Priority
Republican Representative Young Kim wants Congress to pass legislation that would allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to remain in the United States legally, but stopped...
Biden rhetoric on anti-Asian racism undercut by his DOJ dropping Yale lawsuit, advocates say
President Biden has spoken out forcefully against anti-Asian racism, but the sincerity of his words is called into question by his administration's decision to drop a lawsuit against Yale University...
PPP loans extended for small businesses until May 31
The Senate voted this week to extend the Paycheck Protection Program for two months amid concerns that the March 31 expiration of the small-business rescue fund could leave struggling...
Rep. Young Kim: Bipartisan stand needed against hate crimes that target Asian Americans
I never thought that less than three months into my first term as a member of the House of Representatives, I would be testifying before a House committee to simply say that “Asian Americans are...
PPP loan changes came too late for smallest businesses
As Congress considers extending the government's flagship small business coronavirus-aid plan, some of the smallest businesses want government officials to make some recent changes in the program...
‘Don’t mess with us’: history-making Korean American congresswomen fight back against racial bias
Reps. Young Kim and Michelle Steel never imagined that the first time they would testify before Congress as new lawmakers it would be to call out hate against their community.But the California...
Community Rallies to Support the Burmese Fight For Democracy Against a Violent Military Regime
Thousands of miles away from Stanton across the Pacific Ocean, Burmese people are being snatched up in the night by a brutal military regime. They’re being beaten, shot dead and slaughtered in...
Council Discusses Allocation of Nearly $35 million in Federal Relief Funds to Fullerton
The city of Fullerton will receive nearly $35 million in federal relief funds as part of the recently-passed American Rescue Plan Act, which was signed by President Biden on March 11.The $1.9...