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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.
OAKLAND, CA – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) joined Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, Chair of the California Democratic Delegation, Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18), and 26 other Democratic California lawmakers in
As the federal shutdown drags on, Alameda County officials are trying to figure out how to keep residents from going hungry.
Last week, the Board of Supervisors agreed to give roughly $10 million to local programs that feed residents. The bulk of the funding — $8.3 million — will go to the Alameda County Community Food Bank, and $1.7 million will be spent on meals for senior residents. The Board will reconvene on Oct. 28 to ratify the decision.
OAKLAND, CA – In case you missed it, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) convened leaders of the seven cities in California’s 12th Congressional District to discuss the ongoing impacts of the Republicans’ federal government shutdown, share critical resources for the communities they represent, and stay united as East Bay leaders.
Oakland, CA. – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the below statement following reportsthat the Trump Administration dispatched more than 100 federal agents to the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Alameda on Wednesday October 23, 2025 and reports of Custom and Border Patrol agents arriving to the Base:
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.