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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, June 11, 38 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) led by DWC Caregiving Task Force Co-Chairs Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), and DWC Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), and DWC member Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
WASHINGTON, DC — This weekend, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) joined MS NOW’s “Politics Nation with Reverend Al Sharpton” to discuss the Trump Administration’s attack on fair and free elections, protecting Californians’ voting rights, and fighting for a government that works for all.
It was a sunny summer day on the White House lawn.
President George W. Bush spoke into the microphone, as the people standing around him — including relatives of Martin Luther King Jr. and Fannie Lou Hamer — beamed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) joined Congressmembers Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03), Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), and Analilia Mejia (D-NJ-11) to introduce The Living Wage for All Act. To announce the legislation, the Congressmembers stood with labor, civil rights, and economic justice leaders from across the country to demand a fair wage. You can watch the full press conference here.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Democratic Women's Caucus Caregiving Task Force co-chairs Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12), Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-07) introduced a resolution establishing April as Care Workers Recognition Month to honor the roles and contributions of care workers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) and Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) introduced the Crime Survivor Support and Stability Act. This bill would strengthen the federal response to violent crime by affirming survivors’ rights, funding community-based assistance, and improving how we measure survivors’ needs via supplemental state-level surveys.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Vice Chair of the Equality Caucus Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) joined Chair of the Equality Caucus Congressman Mark Takano (D-CA-41) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) to introduce the “Day of Silence” resolution. This resolution calls for equal education opportunities, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQ+ young people in K-12 schools.
A new park aimed at residents of East Oakland situated just past the industrial warehouses that abut the tidal canal toward San Leandro Bay will become a reality thanks to millions in federal funding.
Oakland Rep. Lateefah Simon, who helped secure $11.2 million in federal funding that will partially pay for the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline park project, toured the location Friday for what proponents hope will be a new green space for the community.
OAKLAND, CA – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) recently secured a $1,092,000 Community Project Funding (CPF) Grant for the East Bay Regional Park District to improve the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline. This federal funding will help enhance water quality in the San Leandro and San Francisco Bays and improve community access to the shoreline. Last Friday, she toured the project site and discussed the planned improvements.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement after the President’s State of the Union. She did not attend, and instead, highlighted the work of her guest, Nola Brantley, co-founder of MISSSEY (Motivating, Inspiring, Supporting, and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth) in Oakland. MISSSEY is a survivor-led organization that is confronting human trafficking in Oakland, in Alameda County, and throughout California.