Seniors' Issues

Over 140,000 residents across Ventura County and the Conejo Valley receive Social Security benefits, according to the Social Security Administration, and they deserve to have their benefits strengthened and protected – not subject to risky bets of Wall Street. I am working with my Democratic colleagues to not only protect your benefits from these cuts, but also to enhance benefits to keep them up with rising costs.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley held a press conference outside the Thousand Oaks Social Security office to denounce the dangerous and ongoing attacks on Social Security by Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley presented a ceremonial $1 million check to the city Jan. 20 to build a new cover over the center’s 3,500-square-foot patio.

Becerra is visiting the Wilson Senior Center in Oxnard, where along with Oxnard mayor John Zaragosa, and Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley of Westlake Village, he met with more than a hundred seniors.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) introduced two bills to ensure that the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would receive automatic continuing appropriations in the event of future government shutdowns.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) announced that Ventura County will receive more than $67,000 in funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to support 390 Senior Corps volunteers. This grant, awarded to the City of Oxnard Recreation Division, will continue the presence of the Senior Corps Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) in the region.

Today, Representatives Julia Brownley (D-CA) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced H.R. 6220, a bill that would authorize the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to move forward with 24 healthcare facility leases that are currently backlogged in Congress, including the proposed 47,200 square foot Oxnard Community Clinic.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement on the passage of the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2).

Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) welcomed the announcement yesterday that the administration will not cut Medicare Advantage rates in 2015. A strong supporter of protecting senior’s access to healthcare, Congresswoman Brownley recently wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, urging the administration to stop proposed cuts to Medicare Advantage. 

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement after she voted against H.R. 4015, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014.

In the year since Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) took office, Brownley and her staff have successfully delivered $1.5 million in overdue federal benefits to her Ventura County constituents. Additionally, she helped secure more than $8 million in federal grants for local projects.