119th Congress
When Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, ran for office last year, he said he’d work to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks as a way to curb potential insider trading.
A growing coalition of HIV prevention organizations, health experts and Democrats in Congress are sounding the alarm over sweeping Trump administration cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention and surveillance programs nationally, warning they will reverse years of progress combating the disease and cause spikes in new cases — especially in California and among the LGBTQ+ community.
Representative Laura Friedman awarded local advocate David Meyerhof a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition to celebrate his “unwavering commitment to Holocaust education and remembrance,” as well as his contributions to America as a speaker, educator and poet. Meyerhof is known for advocating for the voices of Holocaust survivors and for the past 10 years has worked as Holocaust Speaker Coordinator for the Los Angeles, Glendale and Burbank unified school districts. He took over this role from Sylvia Sutton who started the Holocaust Speakers Program 30 years ago.
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is urging colleagues to take steps to address antisemitism in the health care field in the 2026 appropriations process for the Department of Health and Human Services and related agencies.
Above: Friedman speaking in front of the Capital Jewish Museum.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, May 22, 2025, U.S. Laura Friedman (CA-30) joined fellow Jewish Members of Congress outside the Capitol Jewish Museum to honor the memory of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, two Israeli Embassy staffers who were murdered Wednesday evening in a targeted act of antisemitic violence.
The first 2026 FIFA World Cup match in the U.S. - to take place in Los Angeles County - may be more than 12 months out, but some members of Congress are concerned that time is running out to approve visas for all of the millions of athletes and tourists planning to travel to the United States.
Congressional Republicans slipped a little-noticed measure into their massive “big, beautiful bill” that would make it exorbitantly expensive to sue the Trump administration, potentially invalidating dozens of injunctions halting White House actions and sucking even more power out of the nation’s courts.
On Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Laura Friedman wrote a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson signed by 20 other congressional Democrats expressing “deep concern” about the provision.
How I’m fighting Trump’s attacks on our democracy
From my service on the Glendale City Council to the California State Assembly, and now in Congress, I have never backed down from a fight to protect our core values. That struggle for democracy, and for the people of California, is more important now than ever. Here is how I’ve stood up to Donald Trump and his administration at every turn, calling out their unconstitutional actions, illegal overreach, and attacks on communities.
Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) is determined to bring her constituents – which includes residents of Hollywood, West Hollywood and Hancock Park – into the conversation. Four months into her first term, the 30th Congressional District representative sat down for an interview, where she highlighted the robust community response she has received at town halls – including one that had 600 people in attendance.