Press Releases
April 23, 2020
(Washington, DC) — Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.
April 21, 2020
(Washington, DC) — Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) applauded the Trump Administration for publishing the final Navigable Waters Protection Rule. This rule would clear-up the definition of “waters of the United States” and deliver on President Trump’s commitment to protecting the nation’s navigable waters while also removing undue Federal government overreach.
April 15, 2020
(Washington, DC) — Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement, urging Congressional Leadership to appropriate more money for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL).
Issues:Economy and Jobs
April 14, 2020
(Washington, DC) — Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) issued 2 grants totaling $2 million to Butte County from FY20 Disaster Response Grant Programs. The first $1 million grant was issued to provide mental and substance abuse disorder treatment, crisis counseling, and other related supports to children in school-based settings impacted by the Camp Fire. The second $1 million grant was issued to provide similar support to adults impacted by the Camp Fire.
Issues:Health Care
April 10, 2020
(Washington, DC) — Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after sending a letter recommending California Governor Newsom create a streamlined process for small counties and towns to request funding from California's estimated $15.3 billion allotment of the $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
April 10, 2020
(Washington, DC) — Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after sending a letter to President Donald Trump asking that he use his emergency powers to maximize water allocations to farmers and ranchers in the Klamath Basin, Sacramento Valley, and San Joaquin Valley.
Issues:AgricultureWater
April 10, 2020
(Washington, DC) — Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued $2,920,960,733 of relief to Medicare healthcare providers in California.
April 8, 2020
(Washington, DC) — Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) Issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released $6,848,479 to health centers in California’s First Congressional District, including $703,685 to Mountain Valleys Health Centers, $772,760 to Western Sierra Medical Clinic, Inc., $532,670 to Shingletown Medical Center, $622,910 to Hill Country Community Clinic, $622,190 to Sierra Family Medical Clinic, Inc., $567,755 McCloud Healthcare Clinic, Inc., $717,530 to Northeastern Rural Health Clinics, $576,815 to Karuk Tribe, $625,790 to Greenville Rancheria, and $1,106,374 to Shasta Community Health Center. These grants were received after the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which authorized $1.32 billion in immediate additional funding for health centers nationwide to respond to coronavirus.
Issues:Health Care
April 7, 2020
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM-02) led a bipartisan group of 28 House colleagues urging Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy to preserve long-term funding and resources for critical programs serving vulnerable populations and Americans in rural areas as the United States continues to face the COVID-19 public health emergency. The lawmakers sent the letter following enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which reauthorizes the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program, Community Health Centers (CHCs), National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Special Diabetes Program, and Special Diabetes Program for Indians through November 30, 2020.
Issues:Health Care
March 31, 2020
(Washington, DC) — Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued Community Development Block Grants to Chico, Paradise, and Redding, CA in the amounts of $512,416, $99,852, and $447,450 respectively. These grants were issued after the House passed the CARES Act on March 27th, 2020. Community Development Block Grants provide flexible funding to state and local governments for a range of services to address coronavirus impacts at the local level.