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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) released the following statement:
BURBANK, CA – Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) celebrated the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority being awarded $8,047,986 in a new federal investment through the FY25 Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) Program, administered by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The House of Representatives have passed a reconciliation bill, officially called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (H.R. 1), which is expected to be signed by President Donald Trump tomorrow.
California leaders have reacted to the passage of the Trump administration’s spending bill, which largely cuts public services and increases funding for immigration enforcement.
Governor Gavin Newsom called it the “big, beautiful betrayal.”
By Marc Rod
The 21 members of the House Jewish Caucus — all Democrats — pressed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in a letter sent on Tuesday expressing concerns about Kingsley Wilson, the recently promoted Pentagon press secretary with a
LOS ANGELES, CA — U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) joined a community discussion hosted by the Los Feliz Improvement Association. There, she took questions related to ongoing developments related to Trump sending the Marines to Los Angeles, her work fighting for unconditional disaster aid, and fighting back against Republican attempts to cut Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security.
By Dom McAndrew
CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Trump administration’s threat to cancel federal funding for California on a large scale was branded “political extortion” by a California congressmember on Friday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, June 6, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) released the following statement on reporting that Trump is preparing to cut federal investments in California and make life more expensive for the hardworking Americans living there:
By Linh Tat
When Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, ran for office last year, he said he’d work to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks as a way to curb potential insider trading.