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September 22, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) Earlier tonight, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after voting against a proposal from House Democrats that would have allowed unlimited additional debt through December 2022, in exchange for preventing a government shutdown next week and authorizing assistance to recent disaster victims.


September 20, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement following consideration of his amendment to improve the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' understanding of sediment-related hazards by studying the failures of the Condit Dam removal project.

Issues:Water

September 20, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after Democrats on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee rejected his amendment to cut $10 billion of funding for high-speed rail programs, such as the California High Speed Rail Project.


September 20, 2021

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee blocked a fire reform package that would have reduced fire risks and reformed federal fire policy.

Issues:Forestry

September 20, 2021

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee blocked an amendment that would have increased pay for Forest Service Firefighters.

Issues:Forestry

September 10, 2021

(Chico, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced a vaccine mandate for federal employees, contractors, teachers in in every Head Start program,

Issues:Health Care

September 10, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after House Democrats passed S. Con. Res. 14, a budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2022.


August 30, 2021

(Chico, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after Senator Feinstein and Padilla joined him in asking for a major presidential disaster declaration for the fires in Northern California.

Issues:Forestry

August 30, 2021

(Chico, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after the Presidential press conference yesterday where the Administration misled the public regarding the facts on the ground and the situation American Citizens are facing trying to evacuate Afghanistan.


August 30, 2021

(Chico, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after the U.S. Forest Service announced the closure to the public of nine National Forests. Last year the Forest Service closed all of the forests in California to the public for the first time in history.

Issues:Forestry