Local Issues

Today, Representative Julia Brownley led her first subcommittee hearing as the Ranking Member of the Health Subcommittee of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, where she called for the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) to improve the services they offer to veterans.

This week, Representative Julia Brownley and Representative Paul Cook introduced H.Res. 104, a bipartisan resolution that demands help for veterans as they transition back to civilian life and find employment when they complete their service. The resolution urges the Department of Defense to work with state governments and industry to provide transferable credentials and licenses to veterans for skills they developed while on active duty. Additionally, it stresses that federal and state governments need to work together to help the spouses of active duty servicemembers transfer employment after relocation.

  WASHINGTON — Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Oak Park, is calling on the Defense Department to help veterans have an easier transition to civilian life and find employment when they finish their service. Brownley and Rep. Paul Cook, R-Yucca Valley, filed a resolution this week asking the Pentagon to work with state governments and industry to […]

  House Speaker John A. Boehner was notified Wednesday of the high toll sequestration is taking on commerce at the Port of Hueneme. Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, and Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Oak Park, teamed up to pen Boehner, an Ohio Republican, a letter addressing U.S. Customs and Border Protection overtime cuts. Without a flexible […]

In response to announcements this week regarding the impact of the arbitrary, across-the-board cuts caused by the sequester on Ventura County, Representative Julia Brownley released a statement.

Representative Julia Brownley released a statement today celebrating March as National Women’s History Month.

Yesterday, Representative Julia Brownley joined fellow Congresswomen for a press conference at the Capitol to express concern about the disproportionately negative effect the sequester will have on women and families. Members highlighted the impact the cuts will have on women’s health (including cancer screenings and pre-natal care), services to victims of domestic violence, and education programs for children like Head Start.

This week, Representative Julia Brownley introduced the “Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act” (H.R. 806), legislation intended to help guarantee adequate funding for veterans’ healthcare benefits.  H.R. 806 is Rep. Brownley’s first bill in Congress.

Representative Julia Brownley released a statement following final passage of the Violence Against Women Act.

  WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley’s first bill as a member of Congress seeks to guarantee adequate funding for veterans’ health care benefits. The Oak Park Democrat, who took office in January, filed the Veterans Health Care Improvement Act earlier this week. The legislation would make permanent a requirement that the Government Accountability Office […]

Today, in response to a new report released by the Obama Administration on the harm that automatic spending cuts scheduled to occur on Friday would cause in California, Rep. Julia Brownley released a statement.