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Agriculture is the cornerstone of Ventura County’s economy, supporting thousands of jobs throughout our region. It is also a proud part of our heritage, giving our community its unique beauty. In Congress, I have worked hard to support our farmers, farmworkers, and businesses that help feed the nation.
We have a sacred responsibility to those who have served our country in uniform. As a daughter, sister, and niece of veterans, I take no responsibility more personally and seriously. When I came to Congress, the very first committee I asked to serve on was the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Both here in Ventura County and at the national level, I have made it my priority to put our nation’s veterans first. That means helping our servicemembers transition back into civilian life and caring for our veterans by ensuring they all receive the timely, high-quality healthcare and benefits they have earned and deserve. It also means tackling veterans homelessness and unemployment and addressing high suicide rates that continue to plague our nation’s heroes. Finally, as more and more women join our Armed Forces and return home after their service, I’ve made it a special focus to ensure that the VA is prepared for the changing veteran demographics. Women represent the fastest-growing veteran population and the VA needs to adapt to meet their needs. That means making sure the VA offers gender-specific healthcare, addressing the unique circumstances leading to female veteran suicide, and providing critical wrap-around services like job-training, child care, and caregiver assistance. It’s long past time to recognize the contributions that all veterans, female and male, have made to our great nation.
We must invest in our nation’s infrastructure including our airports, roads, bridges, and waterways that are vital to the movement of people and goods across our country. As a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I have been working to address the infrastructure challenges facing Ventura County and the nation.
As Ventura County’s Representative in Congress, I view everything I do through the lens of how it will create jobs and grow our economy. From our ports, to our large and small businesses, to our naval base, to our agricultural community, I strive to advance federal policy that will support our diverse job creators.
The 26th District
The district includes most of Ventura County and a portion of Los Angeles County, including the cities of Oxnard, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Camarillo, Newbury Park, Moorpark, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, and Calabasas. If you are interested in browsing district-specific population statistics, you can look up Census data for the 26th District. I am honored to serve the residents of the 26th Congressional District of California.
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As Senate Republicans jam through President Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, which would kick millions of Americans off their health insurance, I’m thinking about the thousands of people in Ventura County who would suffer the consequences.
I recently visited Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) ...to discuss the urgent need to protect funding for the essential care they provide. VCMC plays a critical role in delivering quality care to our most vulnerable communities, with more than 75% of their patients coming from underserved populations that face significant barriers to accessing healthcare.
Now, with the largest proposed cuts to Medicaid in our nation’s history on the table, local health providers could be forced to reduce services or even turn away patients — putting healthcare access at risk for those who need it most.
More than 204,000 #VenturaCounty residents and 14 million Californians depend on Medicaid to access essential healthcare. Medicaid isn’t just health insurance — it’s a lifeline for children, working families, seniors, and people with disabilities. It is the foundation of our commitment to ensuring healthcare is accessible to those who are most at risk of being left behind.
Every American deserves access to timely, affordable, high-quality care. That is why I will continue fighting to protect Medicaid for everyone who depends on it.
As Senate Republicans jam through President Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, which would kick millions of Americans off their health insurance, I’m thinking about the thousands of people in Ventura County who would suffer the consequences.
I recently visited Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) ...to discuss the urgent need to protect funding for the essential care they provide. VCMC plays a critical role in delivering quality care to our most vulnerable communities, with more than 75% of their patients coming from underserved populations that face significant barriers to accessing healthcare.
Now, with the largest proposed cuts to Medicaid in our nation’s history on the table, local health providers could be forced to reduce services or even turn away patients — putting healthcare access at risk for those who need it most.
More than 204,000 #VenturaCounty residents and 14 million Californians depend on Medicaid to access essential healthcare. Medicaid isn’t just health insurance — it’s a lifeline for children, working families, seniors, and people with disabilities. It is the foundation of our commitment to ensuring healthcare is accessible to those who are most at risk of being left behind.
Every American deserves access to timely, affordable, high-quality care. That is why I will continue fighting to protect Medicaid for everyone who depends on it.
Rep. LaMonica McIver was doing her job. She was carrying out her constitutional duty to hold the Executive Branch accountable. In return, she was met with force, retaliation, and politically motivated charges – not respect for the rule of law.
This is a blatant abuse of power by the ...Trump administration. It is a calculated attempt to distract, intimidate, and interfere with Congress’ oversight.
My House Democrats colleagues and I were elected to serve the people, and we won’t be intimidated by threats or retaliation.
The right-wing majority on the Supreme Court is delivering a win for Trump’s extreme, partisan agenda at the expense of our constitutional rights.
Their reckless decision to limit nationwide injunctions weakens the power of federal courts to protect our communities and clears a path for ...Trump’s unconstitutional assault on birthright citizenship.
Let me be clear: Anyone born on American soil is an American citizen. While this effort still faces significant judicial hurdles before it can be fully implemented, it is a clear ideological attack from an administration determined to erode our democracy.
My Democratic colleagues and I will not back down, and we will continue fighting to defend the constitutional rights of all Americans.
The ruling keeps President Donald Trump’s citizenship ban on hold for at least 30 days and sends cases back to the lower courts to determine next...
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I have voted to impeach President Donald Trump two times, and each time, the reasoning behind those decisions was grounded in facts, flagrant breaches of public trust, and this President’s repeated refusal to uphold the Constitution and the will of the American people. I am steadfast in my belief... that Donald Trump remains a clear and present danger to our democracy and must be held fully accountable for his actions.
This week’s resolution was introduced abruptly and only allowed for less than an hour between its introduction and the vote, leaving no room for sufficient discourse and failing to meet the scrupulous standards that have been set for impeachment proceedings. My vote — along with that of House Democratic leadership, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee Jamie Raskin, and the majority of my Democratic colleagues — was not a vote on whether to impeach Donald Trump, but rather, a procedural vote to table a hastily filed resolution that lacked the careful consideration such a serious matter demands.
I remain more committed than ever to defending the integrity of our democratic institutions and to delivering real accountability, not through performative gestures, but through meaningful and effective actions.
Today’s Supreme Court ruling is the latest escalation in Republican extremists' relentless campaign to defund and dismantle Planned Parenthood.
By siding with South Carolina, the Court is allowing states to block Medicaid patients from accessing essential care — like birth ...control, cancer screenings, and prenatal visits — simply because it’s provided by Planned Parenthood.
This is not just about abortion. It’s a full-scale attack on women’s health care.
Women are already facing life-threatening consequences from the Dobbs decision and from the Trump administration’s rollback of emergency abortion care protections. Now, the Trump-stacked Court is pushing lifesaving care even further out of reach.
This decision is cruel. It’s calculated. And I will not stand by as this administration and Republicans in Congress aim to erode access to comprehensive reproductive health care and undermine women’s fundamental rights.
The Supreme Court says states can block the country’s biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health...
apnews.comI have voted to impeach President Donald Trump two times, and each time, the reasoning behind those decisions was grounded in facts, flagrant breaches of public trust, and this President’s repeated refusal to uphold the Constitution and the will of the American people. I am steadfast in my belief... that Donald Trump remains a clear and present danger to our democracy and must be held fully accountable for his actions.
This week’s resolution was introduced abruptly and only allowed for less than an hour between its introduction and the vote, leaving no room for sufficient discourse and failing to meet the scrupulous standards that have been set for impeachment proceedings. My vote — along with that of House Democratic leadership, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee Jamie Raskin, and the majority of my Democratic colleagues — was not a vote on whether to impeach Donald Trump, but rather, a procedural vote to table a hastily filed resolution that lacked the careful consideration such a serious matter demands.
I remain more committed than ever to defending the integrity of our democratic institutions and to delivering real accountability, not through performative gestures, but through meaningful and effective actions.
Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) issued the following statement on the vote to table the impeachment motion against President Donald Trump.
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For nearly 50 years, Roe v. Wade protected the right to bodily autonomy. But three years ago, the Supreme Court overturned this fundamental right, putting the health and lives of women across the country at risk. The fallout from the Dobbs decision continues to grow as Republicans escalate their ...attacks on reproductive freedom.
Today and every day, I reaffirm my commitment to fighting for reproductive freedom, reproductive justice, and the right to abortion across the United States. That’s why House Democrats reintroduced the Women’s Health Protection Act – because every woman deserves the freedom to make decisions about her body, her life, and her future.