A Better Way to Keep Businesses Afloat and Workers on Payroll The coronavirus pandemic has left millions of Americans out of work – families are struggling to pay their bills, put food on the table and care for their loved ones. The unemployment rate has skyrocketed to almost 15%, a level we haven’t seen […]
Protecting LA’s Natural Beauty for Generations to Come Part of the magic of Los Angeles is that we live in an urban and suburban environment, yet are surrounded by mountains, forests, and magnificent wildlife like mountain lions, bears and birds of prey. In February, the House of Representatives took a major step toward preserving […]
The House is Taking Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices Americans pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world, and it’s not even close. Millions of Americans who rely on prescription drugs to stay healthy, or even to stay alive, struggle to afford the life-saving drugs they need. One in four Americans report […]
Delivering on Our Promise to Support Veterans One of the highlights of every year is spending Veterans Day at events in La Crescenta and Burbank, where I have the opportunity to personally thank our community’s veterans for their service. These events are a great chance to show our appreciation to veterans, whether they served recently […]
Securing Our Elections: A Bipartisan Priority In less than six months, voters across the country will begin heading to polling places and caucus meetings to cast their choice for the 2020 presidential primaries – the start of the protracted process by which we select the next president. Elections are, of course, the mechanism that […]
We Need Bold, Bipartisan Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices If you’ve gone to a pharmacy recently to pick up medication for yourself or a loved one, you know that listed prescription drug prices are often extremely high – sometimes prohibitively so. As we debate ways to make health care more affordable for all […]
Confronting the Threat of Deepfake Disinformation – in 2020 and Beyond For as long as recorded media has existed – whether print, photographs, or videos ¬¬– people have figured out ways to manipulate content to change its meaning. Sometimes changes are made for reasons that are perfectly benign: an artist modifying photos of public […]
We Will Not Remain Silent On April 24, we marked the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the systematic murder of 1.5 million innocent Armenians, and millions more who were raped, starved, tortured and displaced. Despite the horrific crimes perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923, the United States Congress has failed to […]
edited on 1/24/19 – see bold below. End the Shutdown, Mr. President The government shutdown has now been going on for over a month – it’s officially the longest in U.S. history. The negative economic effects are mounting and working families are suffering. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers and contractors in California and across […]
By Adam SCHIFF In two weeks, we will vote in the most consequential midterm election in memory, and the American people have an opportunity to decide who will represent them in Washington – each and every seat in the House of Representatives and one third of the seats in the Senate are on the ballot. […]