California's 44th Congressional District
Recent News About California's 44th Congressional District
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Rep. Barragán Statement on “No” Vote on NDAA
On July 14, Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) issued the following statement on her “No” vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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Barragán, Kamlager-Dove, Kim, Castro Introduce Resolution Calling for the Release of Eyvin Hernandez
On July 11, Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) joined Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-40), and Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), in introducing a resolution calling for the immediate release of fellow Angeleno Eyvin Hernandez, an LA County public defender and UCLA School of Law alum, who was wrongfully detained in Venezuela on March 31, 2022.
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Congresswoman Barragán Statement on Supreme Court’s Ruling to Allow Discrimination of LGBTQ+ Individuals
On June 30, Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling of 303 Creative v. Elenis, in which the Court created an unprecedented new license for businesses open to the public to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation.
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Rep. Barragán and EPA Celebrate over $1.8 Million to Clean Up Former Fletcher Oil and Refining Company Site in Carson
On June 30, Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman, Los Angeles County Sanitation District (LACSD) Assistant General Manager Martha Tremblay, Carson Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes and local partners on President Biden’s Investing in America tour announced $1,834,838 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding secured by Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) to help the LACSD revitalize and repurpose the former Fletcher Oil and Refining Company, provide clean water, and create 50,000 new jobs for the district.
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Reps. Barragán, Schiff, and Gomez Send Letter to Congressional Leadership Urging Support for National Clean Energy Incubator Program and OCED
On June 30, Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) Adam Schiff (CA-30), and Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) led a letter from members of the California congressional delegation to House and Senate leadership urging support of the National Clean Energy Incubator Program and the DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) in the final FY24 appropriations conference negotiations.
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Congresswoman Barragán Statement on Supreme Court’s Ruling to Strike Down President Biden’s Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Program
On June 30, Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) issued a statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan – which would have forgiven up to $20,000 in student loan debt for 43 million student loan borrowers.
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New bill aims to increase minority representation in the aviation industry
Reps. Nanette Barragán (CA-44) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced H.R.3689 – the American Aviation Diversity Act (AADA), key legislation intended to diversify the racial and ethnic makeup of the American aviation industry.
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Reps. Barragán and Kelly, Sen. Cardin Introduce Bill to Expand Medicare Dental Coverage
Due to current restrictions, more than 65 million seniors and people with disabilities do not currently have access to affordable dental care.
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Congresswoman Barragán Introduces ‘Clean Shipping Act’ to Address Port Pollution and Champion Environmental Justice for Local Port Communities
On June 8, Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), introduced the Clean Shipping Act of 2023, which would set a path to eliminate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from all ocean shipping companies that do business with the United States.
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Rep. Barragán Celebrates $375,000 in Federal Funding for TCC Family Health Clinic in North Long Beach
On June 2, Congresswoman Nanette Barragán joined TCC Family Health Clinic leadership, practitioners, and staff to celebrate $375,000 in federal funding she secured for the North Long Beach clinic.
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Barragán, Jayapal Applaud Good Faith Negotiations for West Coast Port Workers
Representatives Nanette Barragán (CA-44) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) sent a letter along with 13 of their West Coast colleagues applauding the Biden Administration and Department of Labor for closely monitoring the contract negotiation process for International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) workers.
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Barragán, Joyce Relaunch the Congressional Croatian Caucus
On May 25, U.S. Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) and Congressman David Joyce (OH-14) announced the relaunch of the Congressional Croatian Caucus for the 118th Congress, along with the Caucus Vice Chairs Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08).
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Rep. Barragán Statement on Debt Ceiling Vote
U.S. Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) released the below statement following her “no” vote last night on the package to raise the debt ceiling.
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Rep. Barragán Demands Safe Working Conditions for Carson Post Office in Oversight Hearing
On May 18, Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) joined the Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce hearing with United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
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Barragán, Booker Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Support Innovative Electric Vehicle Car Share Program for Public Housing
On May 18, Representative Nanette Barragán (CA-44) and Senator Cory Booker (NJ) reintroduced the bicameral EVs for All Act, legislation that would establish an innovative grant program at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support electric vehicle car-sharing for public housing residents.
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Reps. Barragán, Blunt Rochester, Kuster Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Health Centers, Strengthen Primary Care Workforce
On May 8, Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44), along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt-Rochester (DE-AL) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) introduced the Health Center Service Expansion and Provider Storage Reduction Act to increase access to mental and behavioral health services provided through health centers, expand weekend and evening hours, create new service sites, and invest in strengthening the primary care workforce through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).
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Rep. Barragán Applauds New Locomotive Rule in California
Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) applauded the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) approval of a locomotive rule that will bring significant public health and quality of life improvements to communities across California. Earlier this week, Barragán sent a letter to CARB urging the Board to adopt this strong regulation.
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Barragán Introduces the Returning Home Act
On April 28, Rep. Nanette Barragán (CA-44) introduced the Returning Home Act, legislation that would provide resources to communities to secure housing for individuals returning from incarceration.