Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, July 23, 2025, in a sharp exchange at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) confronted Acting FEMA Administrator Robert Richardson over the agency’s catastrophic failure to answer tens of thousands of disaster survivor calls during the deadly flooding in Texas earlier this month.

A recording of the hearing can be found here.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, July 22, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) issued the following statement in response to ICE acting director Todd Lyon’s decision to allow ICE agents to continue wearing masks while conducting immigration raids.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, July 16, 2025, during a House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee hearing, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) secured a public commitment from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to work with her and Los Angeles in preparing for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

When asked by Friedman to provide assurances for investments in mass transit and working with the LA delegation to deliver a successful game, Duffy responded:

BURBANK, CA – Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) celebrated the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority being awarded $8,047,986 in a new federal investment through the FY25 Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) Program, administered by the Federal Aviation Administration.

LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, July 1, 2025, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) announced that she is helping lead federal legislation that would prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from concealing their identities during enforcement actions. The No Masks for ICE Act, introduced by Rep.