Press Releases

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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. George Whitesides joined his Democratic colleagues to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. This legislation will stop people with conflicts of interest or without a security clearance from accessing the highly sensitive Treasury Department payment system – which is responsible for Social Security and Medicare benefits.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA — Congressman George Whitesides delivered House Democrats’ inaugural Weekly Democratic Address of the 119th Congress. Rep. Whitesides, who was sworn into his first term of Congress on January 3rd to represent California's 27th Congressional District, spoke from a neighborhood devastated by the recent Southern California fires, highlighting the urgent need for support and action in the wake of such natural disasters.