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LOS ANGELES, CA – today, Friday, October 31, 2025, just hours after a federal judge ordered the Trump Administration to release emergency food assistance funds, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) demanded immediate compliance and condemned the administration’s refusal to commit to the ruling.
California’s Democratic representatives are warning that the ongoing federal government shutdown is worsening a health care emergency for millions of residents, with community clinics, hospitals, and patients bracing for funding cuts and coverage losses.
Above: Friedman talking with Covered California and Saban Community Clinic representatives.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, October 20, 2025, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) convened a conversation with healthcare experts from Covered California and Saban Community Clinic to discuss the urgent threat posed by the expiration of federal tax credits that help millions of Californians afford their health insurance.
Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Burbank), who represents Hollywood, West Hollywood and Glendale, has been waiting to be called back to Washington, D.C., since the government shutdown began last week. Representatives will be given a 48-hour notice on when to return, but as of Oct. 8, no such notice had been made.
On Oct. 4, Friedman held a press conference in front of Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, surrounded by physicians, staff and Covered California beneficiaries, explaining why she refused to vote for the Republican-backed budget.
U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) joined patients, nurses, and hospital staff outside Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center on October 3 to condemn the Republican-led government shutdown and call out their devastating impact on affordable healthcare for hardworking Americans. Additionally, this budget endangers hospitals, like Hollywood Presbyterian, with reduced federal funding that threatens staffing and patient care.
Above: Friedman listens to concerns from local healthcare providers.
GLENDALE, CA — U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) spoke with heads of local hospitals and leaders in healthcare in the first meeting of her Healthcare Advisory Committee. Topics of discussion included the impacts of Republican cuts to Medicaid and freezes in grants affecting research and prevention services.
Above: Friedman with Planned Parenthood representatives, volunteers, and West Hollywood City Councilmembers.