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OAKLAND, CA – On Friday, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) was joined by Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-CA-36) and toured the Innovative Genomics Institute at the University of California, Berkeley and convened a roundtable of scientists to oppose attacks to critical research funding.
Written by Joe Garofoli
Days before they return to Washington to cast votes on the GOP-crafted budget, two California House members toured the Innovative Genomics Institute research lab at UC Berkeley Friday morning, in order to get a look at the real-life impacts of Republicans’ goal to whack $4 billion from the National Health Institute.
UC Berkeley receives $169 million in NIH funding.
Oakland, CA – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) recently introduced her first bill in Congress, “The Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act,” with Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX-25).
Written by Joe Garofoli
WASHINGTON - Before Rep. Lateefah Simon took office as the East Bay’s new representative in Congress, it would have been easy to imagine how her first term was likely to go. She would join The Squad, and become a go-to source on MSNBC and others drawn to her incredible biography: The legally blind MacArthur Fellowship “genius grant” winner grew up in public housing and is equal parts wonky and woke.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement:
Written by Chase Hunter
Rep. Lateefah Simon thought she would be delivering a $2 million check to the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation this week — the first federal money she had secured for District 12 since being sworn in as a first-term member of Congress in January — but that was before the Trump administration issued a memo announcing a freeze on nearly all federal funding.
Written by Cynthia Laird