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October 20, 2020
(Loyalton, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after President Trump amended the federal Major Disaster Declaration in California to include Sierra County, making them eligible for direct federal funding, including Public Assistance, to assist with disaster recovery following damages from the Loyalton Fire.

October 16, 2020
(Happy Camp, CA) — Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after receiving confirmation that President Trump will take action to reverse FEMA’s decision to deny Siskiyou County a Major Disaster Declaration.

October 15, 2020
(Quincy, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after President Trump amended the federal Major Disaster Declaration for California to include Lassen County, making them eligible for direct federal funding, including Individual and Public Assistance, to assist with disaster recovery following damage incurred by the North Complex.

October 1, 2020
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa issues the following statement after voting against H.R. 925, Speaker Pelosi’s second partisan coronavirus package this year. This bill is estimated to cost the American taxpayer $2.4 trillion and was drafted behind closed doors without Republican input.

October 1, 2020
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after the House passed/he voted in support of S.3758, which would make technical corrections the 2018 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) to allow the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to use as much as $10 million annually to respond to severe drought conditions in the Klamath Basin. Specifically, this bill gives the Secretary of Interior more precise authority to use these funds and lays out specific examples of appropriate programs the funds can be spent on.
Issues:Water

September 30, 2020
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after signing a discharge petition, which would require the House to immediately take up H.R. 8265, a bill that would distribute the remaining approximately $135 billion in current Paycheck Protection Program reserves that are sitting unused after the program expired on August 8th. Businesses would be able to receive a second PPP loan if they can demonstrate a revenue reduction. Additionally, it adds more flexibility in how PPP dollars can be spent while still being eligible for loan forgiveness.

September 28, 2020
(Shasta County, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a $1,042,993.50 grant to Shasta County to repair Cove Road following the severe winter storms of 2017.

September 24, 2020
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 4447, the Democrats’ Partisan Energy Takeover Bill. H.R. 4447 promotes far left energy policies that will cost American taxpayers more than $135 billion dollars.
Issues:Forestry

September 23, 2020
(Sacramento, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after California Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order that will ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles sold in the state by 2035 in favor of zero-emissions electric vehicles (EV).
Issues:Energy

September 22, 2020
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 8319, the Continuing Appropriations Act, which funds the government through December 11th, 2020. This Appropriations package includes $30 billion to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), which provides funding for agriculture programs, along with an $8 billion extension of Pandemic-EBT program (P-EBT), which reimburses families for meals they typically rely on schools to provide for their children.