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26th District
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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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Wishing you and yours a joyous and merry Christmas! May your days be filled with peace, love, and cheer.
Esta Nochebuena, les deseo a ustedes y a sus seres queridos paz, amor y momentos llenos de alegría esta Navidad. ¡Felices Fiestas!
Wishing you and your loved ones peace, love, and joy this holiday season.
⚠️ Attention Ventura County and Los Angeles County Residents!
An atmospheric river event is expected to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds starting tonight, with additional storm systems expected from Christmas Day through Friday.
Due to an elevated flood risk, please ...remain vigilant and monitor for warnings, evacuation orders, and road closures.
🔔 Sign up for emergency alerts:
Ventura County: https://ready.venturacounty.gov/vc-alert/
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Stay safe and exercise extreme caution when driving!
Today, the Trump administration rolled back the VA’s already limited abortion protections for women veterans — an egregious and dangerous decision that is part of its continued effort to undermine women’s health care and driven by politics, not patient care.
At a moment when women ...veterans rely on the VA for consistent, life-saving care, this move puts patients at risk, ties doctors’ hands in medical emergencies, and turns veterans’ health care into a political bargaining chip. Access to care should not change with each administration, and women veterans should never be treated as collateral damage in ideological fights.
Women veterans deserve consistent, comprehensive health care based on medical need — not political ideology. My Democratic colleagues and I will continue pushing back forcefully against efforts to undermine their care and hold this administration accountable.
https://democrats-veterans.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-takano-and-democratic-colleagues-condemn-vas-decision-to-reinstate-near-total-abortion-ban
“Under Mike Johnson’s speakership, there are more Republican committee chairs named Mike than women chairs combined.”
As Speaker, Mike Johnson has sidelined women in his own party and been shamelessly vocal about his regressive views on gender. His rhetoric is divisive and demeaning,... rooted in ideology rather than facts, and aimed at policing women’s choices instead of solving real problems.
His rhetoric is matched by reckless leadership. Johnson has backed legislation that closes maternity wards, obstructs women’s access to life-saving reproductive health care, and cuts funding that helps families afford childbirth. He supported a bill that disenfranchises married women and continues to advance the Trump administration’s economic agenda that is pushing women out of the workforce.
Speaker Johnson’s priorities are clear. His agenda is a direct threat to women’s rights, health, and economic security.
The House speaker isn’t just a sexist boss. As a party leader and as a policy maker, he has systematically made life harder and more expensive for...
www.bostonglobe.com
On this last night of Hanukkah, I extend warm wishes to the Jewish community in #VenturaCounty, the Conejo Valley, and around the world. In the face of rising antisemitism and acts of hate, the light of Hanukkah reminds us of the Jewish community’s enduring resilience and strength. May the glow ...of the menorah bring comfort, safety, and hope to every home.
The Department of Justice released some of the Epstein files today but deliberately withheld others, in direct defiance of the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act. This law only exists because survivors refused to be silenced, the public demanded answers, and Congress agreed that transparency... and justice are non-negotiable.
Now, the Trump administration is once again betraying the American people. By selectively releasing files, DOJ is openly defying the law and continuing a pattern of secrecy.
Attorney General Pam Bondi must immediately release all the files, as required by law. Anything short of a full and timely release is a White House cover-up and a direct challenge to Congress.
House Democrats will use every oversight and legal tool available to force compliance, uncover the truth, and deliver justice for survivors.
Several members of Congress criticized the department’s No. 2, Todd Blanche, after he said more documents would be coming weeks late.
www.nytimes.com
House Democrats are demanding a vote on the bipartisan bill to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits and prevent more than 20 million Americans from facing massive health care premium increases in the new year.
Speaker Mike Johnson, families should not spend the holidays worrying ...about losing access to their health care coverage. Bring the bill to the floor and let Congress do its job for the American people.
Speaker Mike Johnson, bring the bill to the floor now. The American people deserve a vote.