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Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in the House Oversight Committee, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) strongly opposed House Republicans’ reconciliation bill, which would include $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, $230 billion in cuts to food assistance, increase the costs of everyday essentials, and continue the Trump Administration’s attacks on the federal workforce. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) will vote against H.R. 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. This legislation would disenfranchise millions of American voters with extreme, burdensome requirements; and by ending automatic, online, and vote-by-mail registration. The SAVE Act would also criminalize election officials for making simple mistakes related to voter registration.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) joined Congressman Mark Takano (D-CA-41) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) to introduce the “Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative” resolution. This resolution calls for equal education opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people in K-12 schools.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) announced over $2.7 million in funding for scientific research projects at the University of California, Berkeley.  Five separate research projects at UC Berkeley will receive a National Science Foundation (NSF) award to continue their cutting-edge research to provide new chemistry, mathematics, behavioral and cognitive sciences, and engineering solutions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, in the House Oversight Committee, Republicans blocked Congresswoman Simon’s (D-CA-12) amendment to protect Americans’ access to Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, health care under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

OAKLAND, CA – Last week, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) held multiple engagements in California’s 12^th Congressional District to highlight her work in Congress, expose the real impacts of the Trump Administration’s proposed cuts to Medicaid, and lift up small businesses in the East Bay. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the below statement following Senate passage of the Republican continuing resolution.

“I voted against the partisan funding bill in the House of Representatives earlier this week, and I am deeply disappointed by Senate passage of the bill tonight.