On Jan. 3, Rep. Adam Schiff was sworn into Congress for his 10th term, serving California’s 28th Congressional District.

“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to continue to represent California’s 28th in Washington for the next two years. A great deal of work lies ahead of us, but I am motivated by the trust my constituents have placed in me to advance their priorities in our nation’s capitol,” said Schiff. “Our first task is to re-open the government and bring an end to the President’s decision to shut it down. Last night, we passed legislation to do that as our first act of the Congress.”

Rep. Schiff will continue representing the 28th District in Congress, including all or parts of Atwater Village, Burbank, East Hollywood, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Glendale, Griffith Park, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Los Feliz, Montrose, Pasadena, Shadow Hills, Silver Lake, Sunland, Tujunga and West Hollywood.

Schiff added that, as part of the positive agenda for the nation, he will “advocate for legislation that puts people first by increasing incomes, and expanding affordable healthcare. I also intend to push forward local initiatives that improve the quality of life in our region, including expanding open space through the creation of the Rim of the Valley National Recreation Area, building the Earthquake Early Warning System for the west coast, reducing helicopter and airplane noise, and much more.”

“Finally, I will do my part to support and conduct vital oversight of the Trump Administration, and to restore Congress as a co-equal branch of government. Let’s get to work.”

Schiff was also named chair of the Intelligence Committee, selected by speaker Nancy Pelosi.

“The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and its Senate counterpart have acted as a steward for the Congress and the American people in carrying out oversight of the nation’s most sensitive intelligence programs. In exchange for the Intelligence Community’s willingness to reveal closely guarded national secrets to a select group of members and staff for the purposes of oversight, the committees and the congressional leadership pledged to handle that information responsibly and without regard to politics. That compact continues today,” Schiff said. “It has been an honor to serve for the last decade on the Committee, and for the last four years as the Committee’s ranking member. I am deeply grateful to Speaker Pelosi for asking me to serve in that capacity, and for her confidence in me to serve as the Committee’s chairman at such a momentous time in our national life.”