Media

Latest News

LaMalfa: Newsom’s New Requirements Unfair for Rural Areas
May 8, 2020
Press Release
(Chico, CA) — Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after Governor Newsom announced new criteria for counties to reopen under phase 2 of his plan.
Issues:Economy and Jobs
LaMalfa Announces FEMA, DOL Grants to Boost Camp Fire Recovery
May 8, 2020
Press Release
(Butte County, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued $4,244,370.17 to Paradise Community Village Apartments and $3,187,709.27 to Butte County to assist with disaster recovery following the 2018 Camp Fire. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced an additional $14,666,667 to California to continue disaster recovery efforts after the November 2018 wildfires, including the Camp Fire. These funds can be used for disaster clean up, continued employment and training for displaced workers.
Issues:Congressional IssuesFederal Spending and Borrowing
LaMalfa Asks Newsom to Answer Rural California’s Call to Reopen
April 30, 2020
Press Release
(Chico, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) spoke with Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday afternoon along with the entire bi-partisan California Congressional delegation. During the call Congressman LaMalfa asked Governor Newsom to recognize the differences in the regions of the state and that many areas including much of Northern California has already met or surpassed his previous criteria for beginning to reopen.
Issues:Economy and Jobs
LaMalfa Supports Additional Aid for Small Businesses, Health Care
April 23, 2020
Press Release
(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.
Issues:Congressional IssuesEconomy and JobsFederal Spending and BorrowingHealth Care
LaMalfa Applauds Trump Administration for Publishing Navigable Waters Protection Rule
April 21, 2020
Press Release
(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.
LaMalfa Urges for Clean Authorization of Additional Small Business Aid
April 15, 2020
Press Release
(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
HHS Grants $2 Million to Butte County for Substance Abuse, Mental Health Treatment for Camp Fire Survivors
April 14, 2020
Press Release
(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
LaMalfa Urges Governor Newsom to Create Streamlined Process for Smaller Towns, Counties to Receive Aid from California’s Coronavirus Relief Fund
April 10, 2020
Press Release

(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)

Issues:Economy and JobsFederal Spending and BorrowingInfrastructure
LaMalfa: Farmers Need Maximum Water Allocations to Ensure Stable Food Supply Chain
April 10, 2020
Press Release

(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
LaMalfa Statement on HHS Distribution of $30 Billion to Medicare Providers, Hospitals
April 10, 2020
Press Release

(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.

Issues:Health CareSocial Security and Medicare