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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 12^th 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. 

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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.