Press Releases
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.
Oakland, CA – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement:
"The President launched a war last night without the consent of Congress. That is unconstitutional and illegal.
OAKLAND, CA. – Since being sworn-in in January 2025, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) has secured over $344 million in federal funding for California’s 12th Congressional District. These federal grants have supported scientific research, arts, education, community health care programs, housing programs, infrastructure modernization, small businesses, and more across the East Bay.
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