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U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman joined nurses, health care professionals and labor leaders Sunday, Dec. 8, at Glendale Memorial Hospital to oppose a Trump administration policy they say will worsen California’s nursing shortage and increase health care costs.
Authorities were providing extra patrols at Jewish facilities and Hanukkah events throughout Los Angeles County on Sunday after a deadly attack in Australia killed as many as 16 people who were gathered at a beach to celebrate the first day of the Jewish holiday.
Ahead of the busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend travel period, U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) announced the Safe and Affordable Transit Act on Nov. 24. The new bipartisan legislation aims to improve safety and restore affordability on public transportation systems.
The longest government shutdown in United States history is finally poised to come to end, as of press time on Nov. 12, with the House of Representatives back in session after a near-two-month recess. But the deal brokered by eight members of the Democratic caucus in the Senate has not found support among their Congressional counterparts. While a 60-vote majority was necessary to bring the continuing resolution in the Senate, only a simple majority – of which the Republican party holds slim advantage – is necessary in the House.
Tensions in the Democratic Party are boiling over this week after a group of mostly moderate Democratic senators joined Republicans to advance a bill to reopen the government.
The Democrats’ support for the spending bill all but ensures that the history-making shutdown will soon end, but it came without Republicans giving any ground on the Democrats’ central demand for an extension of ObamaCare subsidies.
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman toured the Van Ness PHFE WIC center in her district last week, one of two WIC agencies serving thousands of pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women as well as children under 5 years of age in the area.
U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) visited My Friend’s Place, a nonprofit in Hollywood that provides comprehensive services to young adults, where she met with staff and those supported by the organization. My Friend’s Place offers access to critical resources like meals, showers, housing navigation, job-readiness programming, and mental health support.
Millions of people across the United States who rely on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to put food on the table are facing uncertainty as President Donald Trump has said he is withholding emergency funding until the government shutdown ends. Although two federal judges ruled that freezing SNAP payments is unlawful, Trump said he would withhold all SNAP payments until the shutdown concluded, in turn violating the court orders. However, the White House contradicted the president on Nov.