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September 14, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after partnering with Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-California) to introduce the Veterans Record Reconstruction Act, which eases the process for veterans to prove their eligibility for certain benefits or decorations.

September 14, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3697, the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act.

September 14, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act. In a return to regular order appropriations process, this package of 12 bills will fund the government for fiscal year 2018.

September 13, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 3668, the Sportsman’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act. This bill protects Americans’ access to public lands, enhances hunting and fishing opportunities, and, with the adoption of an amendment LaMalfa authored to include his HR 289 (the “GO Act”), modernizes federal agencies’ special recreation permit process.

September 8, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed a bill to provide more than $15 billion in disaster aid for victims of Hurricane Harvey, raise the debt ceiling, and fund the federal government until December 8th.

September 8, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after a federal audit found that the Obama Administration improperly used $84 million in taxpayer dollars on the delta tunnels project.

September 6, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House voted on Wednesday to provide $7,850,000,000 in emergency disaster relief funding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. $7,400,000,000 will be distributed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund and $450,000,000 to the Small Business Association’s (SBA) Disaster Loans Program.

August 30, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump gave a speech on tax reform in Springfield, Missouri, calling for lower taxes and a drastically simpler tax code.

August 29, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $2,400,000 in grant funding to the City of Weed, CA for the construction of a roadway and additional infrastructure. The project is expected to create 80 jobs and leverage $12 million in private investment.

August 25, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after hosting a transportation summit with Congressman John Garamendi, the Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG), CalTrans, and other local officials. The purpose of the summit was to discuss the significant safety concerns associated with State Route 70, and what the local and federal governments are doing to address the issue.