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Democrats in competitive districts formed largest bloc of 'no' voters in last month's House budget debate
California's No. 1 — in House members who voted no on every budget bill
Most Congress members have little mandate to compromise, putting those from swing districts in a tough spot
As a parade of budget proposals whizzed through Congress this year, Rep. Ami Bera and 30 other lawmakers voted, at the very least, consistently.
Ghostly Armenian remembrances haunt the nation's capital, heartbreaking, but often incomplete.
An abandoned bank building stands empty downtown, the site of a long-planned Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial that's buried beneath spectacularly acrimonious litigation. It's near the White House, whose centennial commemorative statement Friday will omit the word "genocide."
Ghostly Armenian remembrances haunt the nation's capital, heartbreaking, but often incomplete.
An abandoned bank building stands empty downtown, the site of a long-planned Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial that's buried beneath spectacularly acrimonious litigation. It's near the White House, whose centennial commemorative statement Friday will omit the word "genocide."
Members of Congress joined with Armenian Americans from throughout the U.S. at the Capitol Hill observance of the Armenian Genocide Centennial, an evening of moving tributes and equally powerful calls for President Barack Obama to reject Turkey's gag-rule and press Ankara toward a truthful and just resolution of this crime against humanity, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
Mary Travers Murphy, executive director of the Erie County Family Justice Center, will receive a national award from the U.S. Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus at a ceremony on Capitol Hill during National Crime Victim's Rights Week, which runs from April 19-25.
Rep. Brian Higgins, who represents the 26th district, nominated Travers Murphy for the Ed Stout Memorial Award for Outstanding Victim Advocacy.
She will travel to Washington, D.C. to accept one of five awards presented nationwide
U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today led a letter with 33 of his California colleagues to leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee urging them to prioritize funding for crumbling locally owned bridges across the nation as Congress works to reauthorize MAP-21, the 2012 law which last reauthorized federal surface transportation programs.
April 24th marks a significant day for the Armenian people
It's the 100th Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, when one-and-a-half million Armenians were targeted for extinction by the Ottoman Turkish Empire. It was the first genocide of the 20th century.
Is President Barack Obama's vision for high-speed rail dead? If so, you couldn't tell it from a group of rail supporters gathered in Washington this week.
And for the first time, they can point to tangible progress. California's $68 billion system broke ground in January. Efforts are under way to bring high-speed rail projects to Texas, Florida, Minnesota and North Carolina.
On behalf of our board of directors and employees, Golden Valley Health Centers thanks Rep. Jim Costa for supporting HR 2 last month.
This piece of legislation, more commonly known as the "Doc Fix," will relieve the nation's healthcare system of what would've been a drastic cut in Medicare reimbursement. And, while important, the bill also contained much needed Federal support for community health centers across the nation, which were also facing a funding cliff set to take effect in October.
Republican leaders have been scolded for not doing more in their first 100 days in charge of Congress, but one victory deserves applause: the House's 240-179 vote Thursday to kill the hated and unfair death tax.
We'll see if economic common sense prevails in the Senate to get the required 60 votes or if the redistributionists who run the Democratic Party in Washington derail this tax reform.
REEDLEY – A federal budget allocation has put Reedley College $2 million closer to being able to build a center where business, technology and agriculture can intersect through innovation.
Tariffs are a dirty word for many people in agriculture. As the American Farm Bureau Federation has pointed out, trade disruptions have created additional hardships for farmers who entered 2025 already dealing with crippling inflation and declining farm prices.
CENTRAL VALLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The first State of the Union address of President Trump's second term promised affordability going forward.
The president hopes to change Americans' minds about his economic agenda.
WASHINGTON, DC. (KSEE/KGPE) – In what was the longest State of the Union address in modern history, President Donald Trump began by focusing on immigration.
“When I last spoke in this chamber 12 months ago, I had just inherited a nation in crisis, with a stagnant economy, inflation at record levels, a wide-open border,” Trump said.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are illegal in a 6-3 vote.
“Today’s a good day for the rule of law. Today is a good day for affordability, something that Americans and Californians have been screaming for,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said.