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"Instead of negotiating to make healthcare more affordable, Republicans — who control the House, the Senate, and the White House — have canceled votes and failed to return to Washington. They chose chaos over doing their job, forcing a shutdown on our nation. If I voted for what Republicans wanted, in my district alone, more than 47,000 people could see their premiums spike by up to 300 percent. That's in addition to the more than 42,000 who will lose coverage due to Republican cuts to Medi-Cal.
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Today, September 29, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) released the following statement on Trump’s announced 100% tariff on foreign movies. Friedman represents nearly every major Hollywood film studio and previously worked in Hollywood as a producer:
Above: Friedman speaking at her rally defending free speech.
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Today, September 22, 2025, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) led local members of Congress, Union leaders, a veteran, and Industry workers at a rally in her district outside the Kimmel studios in Hollywood to defend free speech, the Constitution, and the First Amendment.
PASADENA, CA – Today, September 15, 2025, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) celebrated the decision to move Olympic diving events for the 2028 Summer Games to the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena, adding to the Rose Bowl’s already significant role as a host venue.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, September 15, 2025, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) is proud to announce San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s statement of support of her bipartisan Cut Red Tape for Housing Act, which lowers housing costs by removing federal barriers that slow down infill housing development in urban communities.
GLENDALE, CA — U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) celebrated a new federal investment of $5,950,000 for the City of Glendale through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to bolster construction of the Central Park Block project. The project will help bring much-needed greenspace access into a bustling, urban part of Glendale.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, September 3, 2025, U.S.
BURBANK, CA — U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) convened the first meeting of her Immigration Advisory Committee to discuss concerns from local legal aid clinics and immigrant rights groups regarding the Trump administration’s cruel immigration raids and seizures across the Los Angeles region.
Above: Friedman announcing the bipartisan Cut Red Tape for Housing Act.