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Burbank Congressional Representative Laura Friedman echoed last week’s call for safer streets in West Hollywood.
The Beverly Press quotes the 30th District House member as saying,
WASHINGTON D.C., DC — After the devastating Fourth of July flooding in Kerr County that claimed the lives of 137 people, FEMA is under intense scrutiny from members of Congress over its response to the disaster, including claims that thousands of calls from survivors went unanswered in the critical days that followed.
David Richardson, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, defended the Trump administration’s handling of the recent catastrophic floods in Texas, insisting to members of Congress on Wednesday that recent policy changes did not slow the government’s response.
In the wake of Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot broadcasting antisemitic messages, Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) demanded answers about the Pentagon’s nearly $200 million contract with the xAI firm to develop artificial intelligence tools, including “Grok for Government,” for the Department of Defense.
On July 8, the Grok AI chatbot posted antisemitic messages on the platform X, referred to itself as “MechaHitler” and used antisemitic tropes. Days before, Musk said that Grok had been updated and was “improved significantly.”
ANCA-Backed Bipartisan letter – led by the Congressional Armenian Caucus – Highlights Swiss Peace Initiative
WASHINGTON – The Armenian National Committee of America welcomed a powerful bipartisan Congressional call today by 87 U.S. Representatives from across twenty-four states – representing over 66 million Americans – calling for the collective and protected return” of forcibly displaced Armenians to their indigenous homeland of Artsakh, in line with international law and in support of just and lasting peace in the South Caucasus.
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.
Today, Congressional Freethought Caucus Co-Chairs Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led their colleagues in a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Billy Long expressing concerns regarding the Trump administration’s recent court filing that undermines the constitutional separation of church and state.
Above: Friedman speaking in front of the Capital Jewish Museum.
A group of Jewish House Democrats raised questions on Friday about the Pentagon’s decision to announce a $200 million contract with Elon Musk’s company xAI to utilize a version of its Grok artificial intelligence, days after the chatbot posted antisemitic and violent screeds on X. The legislators said they’re concerned about Musk’s potential influence on the program and lingering issues linked to the antisemitic outburst.