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Above: Friedman with young adults and My Friend’s Place staff.
LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, November 7, 2025, 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.
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Today, November 6, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) released the following statement:
“Airspace closures are yet another dangerous consequence of this reckless Republican shutdown. I’m ready to negotiate, but for that to happen, House Republicans need to stop playing games, come to the table, and work with Democrats to reopen the government. Enough is enough. I’m calling on Speaker Johnson to stop canceling votes, end the extended recesses, and sit down with Democrats to do his job.
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.
As California vote counts go, this year should have been a snoozer. The statewide ballot had only one question, on whether to authorize the legislature to redraw the state’s congressional districts, and polls had been forecasting an easy passage for months.
In a move to counter the Republican narrative on the current government shutdown, California Representative Laura Friedman took to Fox News over the weekend to vehemently defend Democratic efforts to maintain crucial services like SNAP and accessible healthcare amid the impasse.
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.
California’s Democratic representatives are warning that the ongoing federal government shutdown is worsening a health care emergency for millions of residents, with community clinics, hospitals, and patients bracing for funding cuts and coverage losses.