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Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) joined more than 30 community leaders on Jan. 30 in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office in Camarillo to discuss “the lawless and dangerous conduct of federal immigration enforcement agencies under the leadership of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.”

After nearly two decades of planning, false starts and community advocacy, city leaders officially broke ground on the long-awaited new Moorpark City Library. They were joined in the Jan. 27 morning festivities by area representatives, community members and longtime library supporters—all gathered to celebrate the milestone. Funding for the project includes several million dollars in state and federal support secured by U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley, state Sen. Henry Stern and Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin. The building was designed by LPA Inc.

Joined by political, community and faith leaders, U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley condemned the increasingly violent actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and demanded an immediate end to what she called the agency’s lawless operations. The Jan. 30 news conference was held outside the ICE field office at 321 Cortez Circle in Camarillo where the Westlake Village Democrat said she has been denied access.

The move is drawing condemnation from some Democrats in Congress – and praise from some Republicans. Rep. Julia Brownley, a California Democrat and member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, has introduced a bill that would add abortion and abortion counseling as services provided under law.

Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., co-chair of the Congressional Dyslexia Caucus, co-sponsored the legislation in the House. “Students with dyslexia face unique challenges and should have access to the resources and supportive learning environments they need to reach their fullest potential,” said Brownley in the October statement, Brownley added that she has a child who struggled with dyslexia in school.

Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., said that the VA is becoming a payer, rather than a provider, of health services. “VA is not shutting down facilities, but it does not require important oversight for veterans to receive care in the community,” Brownley said. “It seems competition is the oversight piece in the contract.”

Ventura County celebrated its 40th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday with a march in Oxnard downtown that featured a guest speaker, elected officials, public servants, community activists, community members and students from numerous local high schools. Among those who marched was 26th District Congresswoman Julia Brownley.

Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., has introduced legislation to overturn the new restrictions. The Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act would guarantee veterans and their eligible family members “a protected legal right” to receive abortion services from the VA. The bill has collected 118 co-sponsors and was referred to the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley, who represents sections of Ventura County, addressed the impacts the federal government shutdown is having on local residents during a press conference held Nov. 3 at Santa Paula City Hall. Brownley’s shutdown concerns centered around the halt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and ongoing health care coverage. 

More than 35,000 people in a congressional district encompassing much of Ventura County would see their health insurance premiums skyrocket and thousands would drop coverage without the tax credits that are part of the standoff over the government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley said in a Camarillo news conference.

A law Gina and Steve Meyer believe could have saved their daughter’s life may reach beyond the state to the federal level. U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Westlake Village, announced Sept. 23 that she introduced Katie Meyer’s Law, a bill that would give college students across the United States the right to have an adviser help them navigate disciplinary proceedings.

Democrats have raised concerns that broadening access to community care will effectively lead eventually to the privatization of the VA by depriving the Veterans Health Administration of funds needed to support the department’s own medical facilities and to provide quality care. “Under this administration, we are seeing a chaotic approach to delivering veterans’ health care that undercuts VA’s internal capacity, shifts more and more care to the community, and leaves veterans and VA employees in the lurch,” said Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Veterans Affairs Health Subcommittee during a July 15 hearing on community care.

Brownley, D-Westlake Village, said she had not received any information from federal officials about any actions or detentions. “That has been (the case) since the very beginning of the Trump administration,” said Brownley, as she drove to the site. Brownley called the recent immigration enforcement actions egregious and immoral.

Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., questioned why VA supervisors were asked to sign nondisclosure statements and why spyware was installed on some staff computers. Collins said it is necessary to monitor office communications to ‘‘keep sensitive information internal” as he develops a reorganization plan for the agency.

The elimination of at least 7,000 Social Security jobs is causing delays in benefits and making it harder for people who rely on monthly payments, U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley said on April 21. In a gathering on a sidewalk in front of a Thousand Oaks Social Security Administration office, Brownley characterized the staffing cuts by the Trump White House as a way of dismantling the agency from the inside.

Friday morning, Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley joined health care providers in denouncing Republicans’ proposal to cut 1.5 to 2 trillion dollars from the federal budget over the next decade, saying it could lead to the largest Medicaid cut in history. 

Legislation by Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley would allow FEMA to drop rule which can hold up emergency housing funds for disaster victims.

For 25 years, between 1951 and 1976, women service members were involuntarily separated from the military due to motherhood, leaving without separation benefits, counseling or assistance. In 2023, Congress recognized the injustice in its annual defense policy bill, acknowledging the harm it caused to women troops. Now, Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., is leading legislation that aims to make financial and symbolic amends.