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Our community has experienced devastating wildfires that have forced thousands of people to evacuate, destroyed homes, and left many families with nothing. The Hill and Woolsey fires, which started on November 8, 2018, have burned tens of thousands of acres. To stay up to date on the latest fire evacuation and shelter information, please visit: www.VCEmergency.com […]

Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement today on the House vote to allow anyone authorized to carry a concealed weapon in another state to be able to bring it into California.

By Eric Wicklund of mHealthIntelligence December 05, 2017 – A new bill that seeks to modernize the oft-criticized Department of Veterans Affairs includes a provision allowing VA doctors to treat veterans via telemedicine no matter where they live. The 125-page Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017, filed this week by Sens. John McCain […]

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), co-chair of the House Democratic Caucus Reinvesting in Our Returning Heroes Task Force, led a forum with Members of Congress and experts on how the federal government can help ensure veterans have the resources and opportunities they need to start their own businesses.

By Natalie Gross The Military Times story here. A bipartisan pair of lawmakers are teaming up to try to make franchising opportunities more accessible to veterans. U.S. Reps. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., and Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., on Tuesday introduced the Veteran Entrepreneurs Act of 2017 — legislation that would create a tax credit to cover 25 […]

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) announced more than $6.1 million in federal grant funding for Ventura County and the cities of Oxnard and Ventura for community development, homelessness, and housing programs.

Today, Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, introduced the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program Improvement Act of 2017 to fight veteran homelessness by strengthening job training programs for our warfighters who have returned home.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement today on passage of the House Republican tax bill.

By C.J. Ward The KEYT story here.  VENTURA, Calif. – In May, NewsChannel 3’s investigative unit exposed a potential problem at the Veterans Administration that even the V.A. apparently didn’t know about until the top brass in Washington, D.C. saw our story. Harold Boons greeted us near the boat he’s been living on in Ventura […]

By C.J. Ward KEYT story here. VENTURA, Calif. – In May, NewsChannel 3’s investigative unit exposed a potential problem at the Veterans Administration that even the V.A. apparently didn’t know about until the top brass in Washington, D.C. saw our story. Harold Boons greeted us near the boat he’s been living on in Ventura Harbor […]

Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement today on passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the conference agreement for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement regarding the delivery of the first operational MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aerial System to Point Mugu.

President Trump said the tax cuts would be huge. They would go straight to the middle-class, and everyone would get a $4,000 raise. The plan would create jobs and spur growth. And all of this would be done without adding any more money to the national debt. Listening to the rhetoric, the plan sounded quite glorious.

On Veterans Day, we recognize the courageous sacrifice of those who chose to fight on behalf of our nation, and honor the legacy of those we lost.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement today regarding the mark up of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act in the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

Today, the House approved a bill that will allow U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health professionals to practice telemedicine across state borders and care for more of America’s veterans.

By Nikki Wentling The Stars and Stripes story here.  WASHINGTON – Cameras attached to the monitor of psychologist Harrison Weinstein’s computer projects his image to patients far from his office on the Department of Veterans Affairs campus in Salt Lake City. Weinstein, who’s part of a post-traumatic stress disorder team in Salt Lake City, as […]

By Nikki Wentling Stars and Stripes story here. WASHINGTON – Cameras attached to the monitor of psychologist Harrison Weinstein’s computer projects his image to patients far from his office on the Department of Veterans Affairs campus in Salt Lake City. Weinstein, who’s part of a post-traumatic stress disorder team in Salt Lake City, as well […]