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Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement that it was moving forward with a rule to allow Argentine lemon’s to be imported into the United States.

By Editorial Board Originally Appeared in The Ventura County Star Ventura County veterans who rely on the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care have received a triple dose of good news in the past two weeks, giving us renewed optimism that the VA might finally and permanently fix its longtime health care woes. If […]

Rep. Julia Brownley released a statement in response to President Donald Trump and Argentine President Mauricio Macri’s press conference today at the White House.

Today, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) approved Congresswoman Julia Brownley’s (D-Westlake Village) bill, the Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act (H.R. 105).

Today, U.S. Reps. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-05) and Julia Brownley (CA-26) introduced H.R. 2123, the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2017.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley, a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, released a statement in response to a draft House Republican bill that would impose new GI Bill enrollment fees on servicemembers.

By Tom Kiskin Originally Appeared in The Ventura County Star Patients wait far less for appointments at an Oxnard Veterans Affairs clinic that a year ago struggled with staffing shortages and was considered among the worst in the nation for wait times, according to new VA records. In February, veterans who were returning patients at […]

By Tom Kisken The Ventura County Star story here.  Patients wait far less for appointments at an Oxnard Veterans Affairs clinic that a year ago struggled with staffing shortages and was considered among the worst in the nation for wait times, according to new VA records. In February, veterans who were returning patients at the clinic […]

By Micheal Lavers Originally Appeared in The Washington Blade Fifty members of Congress have asked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to publicly criticize the arrest of gay men in Chechnya. They note in an April 7 letter to Tillerson that they are “greatly disturbed by reports of arrests, disappearances and extrajudicial murders of gay men […]

By Bartholomew Sullivan Originally Appeared in The Ventura County Star WASHINGTON – While some members of Congress representing Ventura County deemed Thursday night’s U.S. missile attack on a Syrian airbase a “necessary” response to the regime’s sarin gas attack on civilians, all said Friday that further military action there must come in consultation with Congress. […]

Today, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health passed two bills introduced by Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village): the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act (H.R. 91) and the Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act (H.R. 95).

Today, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health considered two bills introduced by Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village): the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act (H.R. 91) and the Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act (H.R. 95).

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley released a statement after House Republicans pulled H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act otherwise known as “TrumpCare,” from consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Ranking Member Julia Brownley released a statement in response to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General (VAOIG) report, entitled “Healthcare Inspection — Evaluation of the Veterans Health Administration — Veterans Crisis Line.”

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 […]

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.

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.

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 […]