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Above: Friedman listens to a presentation from Al Ballesteros, CEO of Wesley Health Center.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on July 29 over an attempt to defund Planned Parenthood. The lawsuit, filed with 22 other states, alleges that Trump exceeded his authority by attempting to withhold Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood clinics across the state in the “Big Beautiful Bill” budget act.
After a federal judge indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a provision of the new tax cut and spending law that would cut off Medicaid funding from many Planned Parenthood affiliates, Democrats said they plan to introduce legislation that would repeal that provision entirely. |
- Garcia asserted that Kennedy has a history of spreading HIV/AIDS misinformation, and questioned whether that had played a role in billions of dollars in cuts to prevention, treatment and research funding.
- The demand for information came just after Senate Republicans excluded a White House-backed cut of $400 million in funding for HIV/AIDS programs abroad from their latest spending measure.
On Saturday, June 28, 2025, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) celebrated the release of nearly $20 million in HIV prevention investments, previously frozen by the Trump Administration, while also celebrating the anniversary of the Stonewall protests that took place 56 years ago on that date.
Rep. Friedman (CA-30) was joined by APLA Health CEO Craig Thompson and LA LGBT Chief Strategy Officer, Terra Russell-Slavin—two of the previously impacted organizations—at the APLA Health Michael Gottlieb Center in West Hollywood.
The Michael Gottlieb Health Center is latest APLA facility to open, making it the eighth location in L.A. County to offer accessible healthcare services.
APLA Health recently opened its brand new the Michael Gottlieb Health Center in West Hollywood with a glitzy ribbon-cutting featuring a bevy of local politicians and community leaders on Friday, June 13. The new location, APLA’ eighth facility, will help the organization provide dedicated LGBTQ-inclusive health services to its more than 22,000 patients.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration this week provided deportation officials with personal data -- including the immigration status -- on millions of Medicaid enrollees, a move that could make it easier to locate people as part of his sweeping immigration crackdown.
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) held a roundtable discussion with LGBTQ+ service providers in Hollywood on June 2 to explain measures she is taking in Washington, D.C. to support the community, and to hear their concerns.
Above: Friedman with local Medi-Cal patients announcing a new “Medi-Cal Response Specialist.”
LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, May 28, 2025, at the Saban Community Clinic, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) announced the launch of a new Medi-Cal Response Specialist in her district office — a caseworker dedicated to helping constituents resolve Medi-Cal issues rapidly, often in days instead of months.