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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12), Congresswoman Lucy McBath (D-GA-06), and Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) led 117 House Democrats in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought strongly condemning and demanding the Trump Administration rescind their decision to lay off federal employees dedicated to the education and support of students with disabilities and their families at the Department of Education.   As the first congenitally blind

OAKLAND, CA – In case you missed it, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) hosted a roundtable in Oakland to discuss how the Republican shutdown is impacting federal workers and working families on the ground. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement following Congressional Republicans’ refusal to pass a bipartisan spending bill that extends Affordable Care Act tax credits and helps lower Americans’ health care costs to keep the federal government open:  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement following President Donald Trump’s proclamation imposing an annual $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa holders: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) and Congressman Al Green (D-TX-09) led 50 of their colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner expressing deep concern regarding the agency’s commitment to Fair Housing Act enforcement. Under the Trump Administration, HUD has reduced its investigation and enforcement activities through regulation rollbacks, grant terminations, staffing reductions, and impediments to complaint intake process and investigation.

Oakland, CA – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) is announcing her inaugural CA-12 Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for students in middle and high school that promotes STEM education and innovation. 

Washington, D.C. - Following a vote on the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the below statement: 

Washington, D.C. –  Yesterday, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) opposed a series of Republican bills in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that aim to tighten federal control of Washington, D.C., push racialized and false narratives about crime to falsely justify a larger federal presence in cities, criminalize homelessness, force children as young as fourteen to be placed in the adult criminal system, and undermine local governance in the District.