Press Releases
August 3, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after Covered California announced that Californians will experience an average health insurance premium increase of 12.5%. Northern California is hit the hardest of all, with an average premium increase of 33.2% for 2018.
Issues:Health Care
August 3, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $2,582,557.00 to rehabilitate the taxiway at Redding Municipal Airport.
July 31, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) issued the following statement after sending a bipartisan letter to the California Water Commission supporting Proposition 1 funding for Sites Reservoir.
Issues:InfrastructureWater
July 31, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after announcing a town hall meeting to take place in Chico, California in August.
Issues:Congressional Issues
July 28, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed S. 114, a bill to authorize appropriations for the Veterans Choice Program. The House also passed eleven other pieces of legislation that will expand services and improve care for U.S. veterans.
Issues:Veterans Issues
July 28, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), co-authors of H.R.1241, the American Food for American Schools Act, responded today to the findings of an audit investigating how well California schools are complying with “Buy American” provisions for school food. The audit found that the state does little to ensure that schools follow the federal rules designed to ensure that schools purchase domestic food for lunches and other school food programs.
Issues:AgricultureForeign Affairs
July 27, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after joining Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA) as an original cosponsor of the Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017, which will reauthorize the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program for three years.
Issues:Health Care
July 27, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3219, the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, which is a package of four appropriations bills that provide funding for the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Legislative Branch. The package also includes funding to secure the U.S. southern border.
July 25, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3364, the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which imposes new sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The bill also gives Congress the authority to review any change in sanctions involving Russia.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
July 19, 2017
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House voted on several pieces of legislation that will help modernize and advance America’s energy infrastructure.
Issues:Energy