• November 2017
  • Bill By South Coast Congresswoman To Improve Telemedicine For Veterans Passed By House

    By Lance Orozco, KCLU story here. The House of Representatives passed a bill co-authored by a Ventura County congresswoman intended to improve healthcare for veterans. HR 2123 would give Veterans Administration credentialed health care professionals the ability to practice telemedicine across state boarders, without having to get a new license in that state. The idea […]

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    GOP CHIP Bill Presents False Choices, Says Brownley

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement today regarding the so-called CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act (H.R. 3922).

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    GOP Tax Cut Bill Puts Billionaires Ahead of Middle-Class Families, Says Brownley

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement today regarding introduction of the House Republicans’ tax cut bill.

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    Brownley-Thompson Telemedicine Bill Passes House Veterans’ Affairs Committee

    Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs passed a bill co-authored by Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) and Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) to expand access to telemedicine for veterans in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system.

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    Brownley Welcomes Start of Covered California Open Enrollment and Encourages Ventura County Families to Get Covered

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) today welcomed the start of Covered California’s health insurance open enrollment for 2018, and urged Ventura County families to make sure they are covered.

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  • October 2017
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    Brownley Announces More Than $350,000 in Grants for California Lutheran University to Support Underrepresented Students

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) announced two federal grants totaling more than $350,000 for California Lutheran University to support underrepresented students at both the K-12 and post-baccalaureate levels.

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    GOP Budget Hurts Children and Families to Promote Interests of Top 1%, Says Brownley

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement today regarding House and Senate Republicans’ Joint Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2018.

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  • Ventura County Congresswoman Authors Bill To Help Undocumented Residents Who Are Crime Victims

    By Lance Orozco  The KCLU story here. A Ventura County congresswoman has introduced a bill intended to protect more victims of serious crimes from deportation. Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley of Westlake Village authored the “Protect Victims of Crime Act.” Brownley says without protection, undocumented residents are afraid to report things like domestic violence over fear […]

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  • Ventura County Congresswoman Authors Bill To Help Undocumented Residents Who Are Crime Victims

    By Lance Orozco KCLU story here. A Ventura County congresswoman has introduced a bill intended to protect more victims of serious crimes from deportation. Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley of Westlake Village authored the “Protect Victims of Crime Act.” Brownley says without protection, undocumented residents are afraid to report things like domestic violence over fear they […]

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    As Part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Brownley Introduces “Protect Victims of Crime Act” to Protect Abuse Survivors from Deportation So They Can Help Law Enforcement Prosecute Criminals

    As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) today introduced the “Protect Victims of Crime Act” – legislation to increase the yearly cap on the U visa program, created to protect victims of crime, from 10,000 to 40,000. This will enable more survivors of serious crimes, like domestic abuse or sexual assault, to come forward without fear of deportation to help law enforcement investigate or prosecute criminals.

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    Reps. Coffman & Brownley Introduce Homeless Veteran Families Act

    Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Coffman (R-CO) and Julia Brownley (D-CA) introduced H.R. 4099, the “Homeless Veteran Families Act.” The bill aims to assist community agencies that help homeless veterans with dependents, with housing costs – thus helping keep families together.

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    Brownley Statement on Hearing Discussing Veterans Choice Bill and Brownley-Thompson Telemedicine Bill

    Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a hearing on legislation to improve veterans’ access to quality care, including a bill to update the Veterans Choice Program and the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act, a bill co-authored by Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) and Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) to expand access to telemedicine at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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  • Ojai Valley couple honored as ‘Angels in Adoption’

    By Alexa D’Angelo The Ventura County Star story here.  When Cathi Nye found out a little boy with cerebral palsy in her special education class would have to leave because he was being shuffled to a different group home, she knew she had to do something. She went home and talked to her husband, Jim Nye, […]

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    Brownley Statement on Iran Nuclear Deal

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement today regarding the President’s decision not to recertify Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

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  • Ventura County Students Learn How To Code To Create Their Own Apps

    By Debra Greene The KCLU story here.  Ventura County students interested in computer science took part in a workshop over the weekend to learn how to code to create their own apps. The event called “Hack-A-Thon” was hosted by Congresswoman Julia Brownley’s office and was held on Saturday at Pacifica High School in Oxnard. Ten-year-old […]

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  • A Way To End the Gridlock in Washington

    In the current political environment, it often feels like there is more that divides us than unites. In reality, there is broad, bipartisan agreement among Americans on many important issues facing our nation. We just see no action on them in Congress.

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  • America the Bilingual

    By Steve Leveen The Medium story here.  Episode 15: Sealed con un Beso He was rich, persuasive — and wrong. But Ron Unz succeeded in leading our most populous state down a dark path in the history of language education. Fortunately, his very success planted the seeds of change that are yielding a harvest of good in the nation […]

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    Brownley Announces Congressional App Challenge and “HACK-A-THON” Coding Workshop in Oxnard

    On Saturday, October 14, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) will host a “HACK-A-THON” for students interested in coding or creating their own apps for the Congressional App Challenge. The Congressional App Challenge is a competition for all students in California’s 26th Congressional District to create their own software applications.

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