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A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is urging colleagues to take steps to address antisemitism in the health care field in the 2026 appropriations process for the Department of Health and Human Services and related agencies.
The first 2026 FIFA World Cup match in the U.S. — to take place in Los Angeles County — may be more than 12 months out, but some members of Congress are concerned that time is running out to approve visas for all of the millions of athletes and tourists planning to travel to the United States.
Congressional Republicans slipped a little-noticed measure into their massive “big, beautiful bill” that would make it exorbitantly expensive to sue the Trump administration, potentially invalidating dozens of injunctions halting White House actions and sucking even more power out of the nation’s courts.
On Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Laura Friedman wrote a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson signed by 20 other congressional Democrats expressing “deep concern” about the provision.
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) hosted a town hall at Los Angeles City College on April 14. There, she continued engaging directly with constituents on the most pressing issues facing families across the region – from unaffordable housing and rising healthcare costs to attacks on democratic institutions and essential federal services. The town hall was live-streamed on CSPAN.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Today, April 4, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30), along with local seniors and veterans, gathered in front of the Hollywood Social Security Office to call out dual threats from the Trump administration: massive new tariffs that would raise everyday costs — and cuts to Social Security access that could leave vulnerable communities without the services they’ve earned.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, March 3, 2025, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) announced that she will be bringing Eric Rowley, President of Burbank Fire Fighters Local 778, as her guest to President Trump’s Joint Session of Congress. Rowley represents the brave men and women on the front lines of California’s increasingly destructive wildfires and climate-driven disasters.
Above: Friedman and Larsen discussing parts of the LA River Restoration Project.
CALIFORNIA — Today, February 21, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) released the following statement blasting the Trump Administration and Richard Grenell for threatening to impose conditions on aid to California families desperately in need of relief:
Above: Friedman and Larsen before touring a new Metro station built with investments from the federal government.