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OAKLAND, CA –Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) is excited to announce that she has successfully secured over $4 million in federal funding for 4 community projects in California’s 12^thCongressional District through the Fiscal Year 2026 Community Project Funding Grant process. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement after voting NO on H.R. 7146, Consolidated Appropriations Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7147, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026:

“I voted NO on H.R. 7147, the FY 2026 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, which would continue to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at outrageous levels and further enable the Trump Administration’s racist enforcement actions against immigrant communities across this country.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) and Small Business Committee Chairman Rep. Roger Williams’ (R-TX-25) bill, the “Main Street Parity Act.” This bipartisan bill will give small businesses in “special purpose” buildings like bowling alleys, car washes, marinas, funeral homes, and recreation centers, that currently face unfair loan borrowing rules, the same access to capital as any other commercial property; this legislation will support local jobs that make our communities stronger and more vibrant. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) issued the following statement after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reinstated nearly $2 billion in grants to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement after voting NO on H.R. 7006:  

"Yesterday, I voted against H.R. 7006, the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State and Related Programs Appropriations Act.