119th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11), and Congressman Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15) successfully secured the inclusion of report language in the Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill to force the Trump Administration to provide answers regarding the cancellation of two Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) projects in the Bay Area.
It was a sunny summer day on the White House lawn.
President George W. Bush spoke into the microphone, as the people standing around him — including relatives of Martin Luther King Jr. and Fannie Lou Hamer — beamed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmembers Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12), John Garamendi (D-CA-08), and Chuy Garcia (D-IL-04) led a coalition of 30+ Members of Congress in urging leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to make a strong federal investment in public transportation in the upcoming Surface Transportation Reauthorization process.
OAKLAND, CA – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) has brought over $142 million in federal funding home to the East Bay since the start of this year. In the month of April alone, she announced over $124 million for organizations and projects across CA-12. This most recent funding the Congresswoman secured will go towards affordable housing, scientific research, public safety initiatives, and the arts.
Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) has secured more than $1 million in federal funding for the San Leandro Shoreline development project aimed at improving recreation access and shoreline infrastructure in the East Bay, her office announced Thursday.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – During National Small Business Week, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) and House Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07) introduced the Small Business Borrowers’ Bill of Rights, a resolution affirming that small business owners seeking financing have fundamental rights to protect them from unfair lending practices.
Firefighters around the East Bay frequently need to work together, and for that reason, they want to train together. U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon announced a $500,000 federal allocation Tuesday for firefighters in Berkeley and several nearby communities to do just that.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) joined Congressmembers Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03), Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), and Analilia Mejia (D-NJ-11) to introduce The Living Wage for All Act. To announce the legislation, the Congressmembers stood with labor, civil rights, and economic justice leaders from across the country to demand a fair wage. You can watch the full press conference here.