Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congressman George Whitesides (CA-27) joined members of the House Armed Service Committee, including Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09), Rep. Michael Baumgartner (WA-05), Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and Rep. Wesley Bell (MO-01), on a bipartisan Congressional delegation (CODEL) to engage with American servicemembers in the Middle East and strengthen U.S. foreign relations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) spoke on the House floor to blast the decision to terminate U.S. Forest Service workers ahead of fire season, and highlight Southern California’s vulnerability to increased fire danger.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) voted to pass nine bills that will improve services and recognition for our nation’s veterans.
CASTAIC, CA – Today, Rep. George Whitesides released the following statement in response to CalEPA announcing that they are taking action against Chiquita Canyon Landfill:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) celebrated the House passage of his DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination Act, a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Congressman Nick Begich (AK-AL), to formally strengthen collaboration between the Department of Energy (DOE) and NASA. This legislation will ensure continued U.S. leadership in space exploration and energy innovation by codifying a long-standing partnership between the two agencies into federal law.
Kim Wyard, Northeast Valley Health Corporation CEO: “Community health centers are the backbone of the nation’s system for caring for the low income, uninsured, and Medicaid populations … we can’t do it without Medicaid.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. George Whitesides issued the following statement after voting against a partisan resolution that strips nearly $25 million dollars away from crucial public safety and community projects in California’s 27th District:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) voted against a budget resolution which would decimate essential programs – such as Medicaid and SNAP – that children, working families, and seniors rely on. In California’s 27th District, that would mean threatening 240,698 individuals on Medicaid, including 98,000 children and 26,000 seniors, as well as 75,000 individuals who count on SNAP to put food on the table.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) introduced his first bill in the 119th Congress, to provide tax relief for residents in his district impacted by the Chiquita Canyon landfill.