Press Releases

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after honoring 7 students from Northern California who received appointments to the United States Service Academies. U.S. Service Academy graduates receive a first-rate undergraduate education, equivalent to that provided by a top-tier, Ivy League school, with options to pursue advanced degrees, spend a minimum of 5 years serving their country on active duty as a military officer, and are provided with an education and experience that will offer a world of career opportunities.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $880,000 to Superior California Economic Development of Redding, CA in Shasta County. The funding will be matched with $220,000 in local funds and is intended to help businesses become more resilient to natural disaster, such as wildfires.

(Paradise, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after Paradise Medical Group (PMG), with financial and in-kind support from Blue Shield of California, has officially returned to Paradise after their facilities were badly damaged in the Camp Fire. PMG also announced the availability of “PMG Connect,” a new virtual care platform that allows patients to see PMG providers via mobile phone, tablet or personal computer.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after partnering with Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-California) to reintroduce the Veterans Record Reconstruction Act, which eases the process for veterans to prove their eligibility for certain benefits or decorations.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the Senate released the text of a disaster aid package which would provide $19.1 billion for states affected by disasters in 2018. This includes areas impacted by the Carr Fire and Camp Fire in Northern California. Paradise will be eligible for an additional $150 million in rural development funding. The measure will be considered in the Senate shortly before being sent to the House.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after co-sponsoring a resolution offered by Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) that highlights the exorbitant costs of the Green New Deal and the harm it would bring to the United States.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) issued the following statement after the House passed their legislation, the Honoring Veterans’ Families Act, which would allow the spouse of a veteran to be included on the veteran’s grave marker upon their death. Due to a flaw in current law, the Department of Veterans Affairs cannot include almost any information about the spouse of a veteran on a VA-provided tombstone at a non-VA cemetery.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $1.5 billion to states impacted by major disaster last year. California will receive $491,816,000 for wildfire recovery, including areas impacted by the Carr Fire and Camp Fire.