- December 2017
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Partisan Tax Bill Is Missed Opportunity for Real Reform, Says Brownley
Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement today after the House vote on the Republican tax bill.
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Brownley Statement on FCC Net Neutrality Vote
Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement today following the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) vote to undermine the principle of net neutrality.
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Vice President Pence Meets with California Lawmakers About Massive Fires
By Sarah Wire of the Los Angeles Times A handful of California representatives discussed the federal response to their state’s wildfires Tuesday with Vice President Mike Pence. Attending the West Wing meeting were House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) and Reps. Ken Calvert (R-Corona), Darrell Issa (R-Vista), Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village), Steve Knight (R-Palmdale) and […]
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Concealed Carry Reciprocity Puts Californians in Danger, Says Brownley
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.
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Middle-Class Families Need a Tax Cut, Not a Giveaway for the One Percent, Says Brownley
Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement today on the House vote to go to conference with the Senate on the Republican tax bill.
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Senators Include Telemedicine in New Bill to Modernize the VA
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 […]
- November 2017
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Congresswoman Brownley Leads Forum on the Challenges Facing Veterans in Starting Their Own Businesses
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.
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Lawmakers Propose Making Franchising Cheaper for Vets
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 […]
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Anti-Harassment Training Is Important First Step, But Congress Must Do More to Increase Accountability and Transparency, Says Brownley
Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement today on passage of a resolution requiring anti-harassment training for all Members and employees of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Representatives Claudia Tenney and Julia Brownley Introduce Legislation to Increase Small Business Ownership Opportunities for Veterans
Today, Representatives Claudia Tenney (NY-22) and Julia Brownley (CA-26) introduced the Veteran Entrepreneurs Act. This bill will help veterans achieve the American Dream of opening a small business by reducing barriers often in the way of starting a business.
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Brownley Announces $6.1 Million in Federal Grants to Ventura County and the Cities of Ventura and Oxnard for Community Development, Homelessness, and Housing Programs
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.
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Wenstrup, Brownley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fight Veteran Homelessness
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.
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America Needs Real Tax Reform, Not the GOP Tax Scam, Says Brownley
Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement today on passage of the House Republican tax bill.
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NC3 Investigates: V.A. admits mistake that left a Ventura Vet homeless
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 […]
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NC3 Investigates: V.A. Admits Mistake That Left a Ventura Vet Homeless
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 […]
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Brownley Welcomes House Passage of Defense Bill Supporting Naval Base Ventura County
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.
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Brownley Welcomes Delivery of First Triton Aircraft to Point Mugu
Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement regarding the delivery of the first operational MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aerial System to Point Mugu.
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Representative Challenges President’s Proposed Tax Reform
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.