• March 2017
  • Local women band together in political activism

    By Amanda Covarrubias Originally Appeared in The Ventura County Star At first, Darlynn Childress stood alone outside the Target in Westlake Village. Soon, other women began walking up, greeting her with laughter and hugs. But this was no chance meeting of suburban moms at a store they visit often to pick up cereal, aspirin and […]

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    Brownley Veterans Amendment Passes House

    Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved Congresswoman Julia Brownley’s (D-Westlake Village) amendment to H.R. 1367, a bill to improve the hiring and retention of VA employees.

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    Committee Leaders Introduce VA Prescription Safety Legislation

    Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee Chairmen Brad Wenstrup and Jack Bergman, along with Ranking Members Julia Brownley and Ann Kuster released statements following introduction of the VA Prescription Drug Accountability Act.

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  • Gold Coast Health Plan Co-Sponsors Seniors Health & Safety Forum

    By Steven Lalich Originally Appeared in The Ventura County Star Nearly 150 seniors, caregivers and health care professionals from Ventura County and the greater Los Angeles area turned out for a seniors’ health and safety event on March 3 at the Ventura County Office of Education in Camarillo. Gold Coast Health Plan, a co-sponsor of […]

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  • How would Obamacare repeal affect seniors?

    By Tom Kiskin Originally Appeared in The Ventura County Star Prescription costs for people on Medicare, government-paid nursing home stays, in-home care and the cost of flu shots could be affected by proposals to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, advocates and other experts said at a senior forum Friday. “I think they have […]

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  • DREAMers invited to Trump speech as guests of Democratic lawmakers

    By Bartholomew D Sullivan Originally Appeared on USA Today WASHINGTON — In the audience facing President Trump on Tuesday night during his first speech to a joint session of Congress will be at least four DREAMers, undocumented immigrants whose futures he will be deciding soon. The four, all guests of Democratic members of Congress, were brought to […]

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  • February 2017
  • DREAMers invited to Trump speech as guests of Democratic lawmakers

    By Bartholomew D Sullivan The USA Today story here. WASHINGTON — In the audience facing President Trump on Tuesday night during his first speech to a joint session of Congress will be at least four DREAMers, undocumented immigrants whose futures he will be deciding soon. The four, all guests of Democratic members of Congress, were brought to the U.S. illegally […]

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  • House Overturns Rule Protecting Planned Parenthood

    By Alexandra Villarreal Originally Appeared on NBCDFW.com The Republican-led House this week overturned a regulation then-President Barack Obama put in place to protect Title X funding, prompting criticism from Democrats and others over the move’s impact on women’s health care. The House on Thursday scrapped a rule that barred state and local governments from withholding […]

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  • Julia Brownley hosts health care town hall in Camarillo

    By Tracy Lehr Originally Appeared on KEYT CAMARILLO, Calif. – Hundreds of people packed a town hall meeting hosted by Rep. Julia Brownley on Tuesday night at the Camarillo Library. The hot topic was health care. Brownley invited a panel of health care professionals to talked about health care needs and the Affordable Care Act. […]

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  • Julia Brownley hosts health care town hall in Camarillo

    By Tracy Lehr  The KEYT story here. CAMARILLO, Calif. – Hundreds of people packed a town hall meeting hosted by Rep. Julia Brownley on Tuesday night at the Camarillo Library. The hot topic was health care. Brownley invited a panel of health care professionals to talked about health care needs and the Affordable Care Act. Many […]

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  • Immigration orders stir deportation fears

    By Amanda Covarrubias and Tyler Hersko Originally Appeared in The Ventura County Star Broad new immigration policies announced Tuesday under the Trump administration are heightening fears among people living in Ventura County without documentation, advocates for immigrants said. The orders from the Department of Homeland Security also threaten to harm the agricultural industry, which is experiencing a […]

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  • Town hall brings drama, fears on health care

    By Tom Kiskin Appeared Originally On Ventura County Star More than 200 people filled every inch of a library conference room in Camarillo, standing in doorways and lined up four deep in the back. Some carried signs to a Tuesday night town hall meeting held by U.S Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Westlake Village. “Patients Over Politics,” […]

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    Brownley Statement on DHS Memos Regarding Immigration Enforcement

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley released a statement in response to the release of the Department of Homeland Security’s memos that provides guidance based on President Trump’s executive order on immigration enforcement.

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    House Democrats Introduce Redistricting Reform Legislation to End Partisan Gerrymandering

    Democratic lawmakers led by U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), and John P. Sarbanes (D-Md.) introduced legislation today to end partisan gerrymandering and reform the nation’s patchwork redistricting system.

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    Brownley Invites Local Dreamer to Attend President Trump’s Address to Joint Session of Congress

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D – Oxnard) will be joined by Martha Zavala Perez, a Dreamer from Moorpark, who will be her guest during President Trump’s address to the Joint Session of Congress.

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    Brownley Highlights Funding Needs for Naval Base Ventura County and Veterans Issues

    Today, Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA) urged the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs to provide more resources for our Major Range and Test Facility Bases (MRTFB), including Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), to address critical maintenance needs and repairs.

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  • Rep. Brownley Testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs

    Chairman Dent, Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today about my priorities for the Fiscal Year 2018 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act. The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs portfolio includes a number of important priorities for my district, and I’m pleased to […]

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  • Lawmakers attempt action on 24 VA facilities in limbo

    By Niki Wentling Appeared Originally on Stars And Stripes WASHINGTON – A handful of lawmakers is again making attempts to open 24 new Department of Veterans Affairs facilities across the country, some of which have been held up by Congress for two years. The VA must receive congressional approval to lease medical facilities with annual […]

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