119th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) spoke with Misha, a constituent and life-long resident of the East Bay who was recently fired from her job as a federal worker at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Misha helped design and develop digital products for the IRS, making it easier for Americans from different economic and language backgrounds navigate the tax process and receive their tax credits.
Written by Matthew Green & Natalia V Navarro
About halfway through President Donald Trump’s contentious address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, Lateefah Simon decided she’d heard enough.
“I did decide to attend because my job as a new member of Congress is to deeply understand the institution,” the freshman Democratic representative from Oakland told KQED. “But you know, I was in there for about 45 minutes and there was only so much hatred that I could hear.”
Written by Joan Walsh
On Thursday morning we got to see the worst and the best of the House Democratic caucus. I won’t soon forget either.
Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) joined MSNBC last night after walking out of the President Donald Trump’s Joint Address to Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the below statement after walking out of President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress.
“I attended the Joint Session because I felt it was my duty to uphold Congress’ power of checks and balances and be a witness to truth. There was no truth to be found.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the below statement on President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) introduced the “ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act,” a bipartisan bill that helps small businesses become more accessible both for their current and future employees.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement on her upcoming vote against the Republican Budget Resolution.
"I will forcefully vote NO on the Republicans’ Budget Resolution this week. I refuse to support a budget that cuts critical health care, education, and nutrition programs for families, while increasing tax cuts for the wealthiest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Lateefah Simon’s (D-CA-12) first bill, “The Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act,” passed the House of Representatives by a unanimous vote.
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.