Press Releases
Above: Friedman speaks with Tadeh (Todd) Ghazalian, one of the owners of Dialog Cafe.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA — U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) visited Dialog Cafe in West Hollywood, a family-owned eatery run by brothers Tadeh and Narbeh Ghazalian. While there, Friedman helped serve coffee to customers, shared her work to support California businesses, and briefly discussed the impact of rising costs and tariffs on small local businesses.
Above: Friedman speaks with WIC administrators.
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.
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.
"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.