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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.
Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, and several other members of the California congressional delegation have jointly introduced legislation intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal government’s disaster recovery efforts following the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and surrounding areas, according to a news release from the congressman’s office.
Nearly a dozen congressional members in or near Los Angeles County are asking the federal government to launch a joint task force to monitor harmful pollutants that have resulted from the recent wildfires to track the potential impact on Southern California residents.
The representatives — who represent areas most impacted by the wildfires — raised concerns that routine smog and air quality monitoring systems don’t measure harmful pollutants like lead, chlorine, asbestos, larger ash particles and other heavy metals.
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Whitesides released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reps. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), George Whitesides (CA-27), Laura Friedman (CA-30), and Luz Rivas (CA-29) introduced legislation to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal government’s disaster recovery efforts following the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.
U.S. Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, announced his House Armed Services Committee and subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress.
Within the HASC, Whitesides will serve on the Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation subcommittee, the Strategic Forces subcommittee and the Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative George Whitesides (CA-27) released his House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress.