I wish to recognize the retiring town manager for the town of Mammoth Lakes, Daniel C. Holler, for his years of service to the Mammoth Lakes community. Mr. Holler has served the people of Mammoth Lakes for more than a decade with an…

I would like to take a moment to recognize a truly remarkable veteran and community member in my district, Mr. Shigeru Ochi, for his 100-year milestone birthday. On February 26, in Folsom, California, Mr. Ochi celebrated a century's worth…

COVID-era school shutdowns were the most consequential political failure of at least the 21st century. We are finally starting to see some recognition of that, yet we still have not fully reckoned with the sheer breadth and scale of the…

Earlier this week I filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in the case of City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson. This is challenging a Ninth Circuit decision. It has been agreed to be heard by the Supreme Court…

I think yesterday will be remembered as a very important and notorious day in the history of the United States workforce for two reasons. First of all, it was the 1-year anniversary of Julie Su being installed as Acting Secretary of Labor…

Last week, President Biden presented his State of the Union Address, and the reviews from the public show it to be the most poorly received of any that has ever been measured, since the State of the Union has appeared on television. It is…

Yesterday, Wage and Hour Division Administrator Jessica Looman testified before the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and could not answer the most basic questions about how the administration's new independent contractor rule…

The Biden administration's Department of Labor has announced a new independent contractor rule that is a full- fledged assault on the right to earn a living in America. It is estimated that this new rule will cost between 3.2 and 3.6…

The Department of Labor has announced a new independent contractor rule, which, in fact, targets independent contractors across America. It is based upon AB5, a truly destructive California law that has devastated independent professionals…

The Department of Labor has announced a new independent contractor rule, which will cost millions of American jobs and be absolutely devastating for our workforce and our economy. We know that, because we have seen the effects of the law…

Last week I introduced the SAFE HOME Act which provides a tax credit for folks to harden their homes against wildfires. Right now in California we have not only experienced devastating catastrophic wildfires in recent years, but, as a…

We have some good news in the bill that has just been released that is a major tax bill here in the House of Representatives that will be moving through the House and likely coming up for a vote very soon. The good news is that several…