119th Congress
Above: Friedman announcing the bipartisan Safe and Affordable Transit Act at Burbank Airport Metrolink station.
The longest government shutdown in United States history is finally poised to come to end, as of press time on Nov. 12, with the House of Representatives back in session after a near-two-month recess. But the deal brokered by eight members of the Democratic caucus in the Senate has not found support among their Congressional counterparts. While a 60-vote majority was necessary to bring the continuing resolution in the Senate, only a simple majority – of which the Republican party holds slim advantage – is necessary in the House.
Tensions in the Democratic Party are boiling over this week after a group of mostly moderate Democratic senators joined Republicans to advance a bill to reopen the government.
The Democrats’ support for the spending bill all but ensures that the history-making shutdown will soon end, but it came without Republicans giving any ground on the Democrats’ central demand for an extension of ObamaCare subsidies.
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman toured the Van Ness PHFE WIC center in her district last week, one of two WIC agencies serving thousands of pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women as well as children under 5 years of age in the area.
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.
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.