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October 9, 2018
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after joining U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development California State Director Kim Dolbow Vann to award a Community Facilities Grant totaling $145,000 from Rural Development to Eastern Plumas Health Care for a new First Responder vehicle. This specific grant funding is part of the $5 million set-aside under the USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant program to combat the opioid epidemic in rural communities
Issues:Health Care
October 9, 2018
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after joining U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development California State Director Kim Dolbow Vann to present an Economic Initiative Impact Grant from Rural Development totaling $37,500 to the Indian Valley Community Services District (CSD) for the purchase of a new fire engine.
Issues:AgricultureForestry
October 5, 2018
(Richvale, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after introducing H.R. 7018, the Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking (PLANT) Act. This legislation provides resources to help local, state, and federal law enforcement eradicate illegal marijuana grows on public lands, increases fines and penalties for illegally producing marijuana on public lands, and establishes a fund to restore land that has been damaged by illegal cultivation activities paid for through fines imposed on illegal growers.
Issues:Congressional Issues
October 3, 2018
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a new lease for a healthcare facility in Redding, California. Once completed, the new clinic will consolidate the operations of two existing clinics in the area while also providing 50% more total space. The expanded space allows for an additional 17 mental health providers, a mammography division, and a second x-ray unit at the facility.
Issues:Veterans Issues
October 2, 2018
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement on the newly formed trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada that will serve as the replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Issues:AgricultureForeign Affairs
September 28, 2018
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 6756, the American Innovation Act, H.R. 6757, the Family Savings Act, and H.R. 6760, the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act.
Issues:Tax Reform
September 27, 2018
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement in support of language that was included in the Energy and Water appropriations bill report that requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to conduct an independent inspection and review of the Oroville Dam facility. The bill was recently signed into law by President Trump.
Issues:InfrastructureWater
September 27, 2018
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 302, the FAA Reauthorization Act, a 5-year bill to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), provide long-term stability for the nation’s aviation community, increase investment in airports across the country, improve America’s competitiveness in the global aviation sector, strengthen passenger protections, and ensure the safety of the traveling public. Congressman LaMalfa serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which oversees the FAA as well as all airports in the United States.
Issues:InfrastructureTransportation
September 26, 2018
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 6157, the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act and Continuing Appropriations Act.
September 26, 2018
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed H.Res.1071, Recognizing that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of United States citizens.
Issues:Congressional Issues