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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11), and Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) wrote to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Douglas Collins pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for information on VA’s decision to unilaterally cancel the construction of a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) and multiphase columbarium in Alameda, California.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-07), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) lead the Democratic Women’s Caucus’ (DWC) new Caregiving Task Force that will work to protect and strengthen America’s care economy by advancing policies that build a child and long-term care system that works for all and supports caregivers, those they care for, and their families.
Oakland, CA – Since being sworn into the House of Representatives in January 2025, Congresswoman Lat
WASHINGTON, DC — This week, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) voted for the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a measure that would compel the Department of Justice to make public its files regarding Jeffrey Epstein. As a member of the House Oversight Committee, Congresswoman Simon has consistently called for transparency and full accountability for the survivors who have been denied justice for far too long.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12), Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) led over two dozen members of Congress in writing to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to press the Departments for urgent information on the impact of the government shutdown on the development of and access to lifesaving, groundbreaking bioinnovation.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12), Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA-02), and Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA-21), led 182 Democratic members in sending a letter to House Agriculture Committee Chairman Thompson and Ranking Member Craig opposing H.R. 4673, a bill that would undermine California’s Prop 12, in the next Farm Bill or any other legislation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12), Chair of the Bipartisan Disability Caucus Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led 56 members of Congress in demanding answers from Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer about the Department of Labor’s (DOL) dismantling of key disability employment protections.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Simon released the below statement ahead of the vote in the House of Representatives on a continuing resolution that fails to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits and lower Americans’ health care costs:
"Today I will vote NO on the continuing resolution. This legislation keeps the machinery moving at the expense of dignity, justice, and the people we were elected to serve; the poor, the disabled, and working families.
OAKLAND, CA – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the below statement following Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that she will retire from Congress at the end of her current term.