We had a wonderful & productive week in DC, recognizing Rosies the Riveter for their historic achievements, advocating for commonsense gun violence solutions, taking meetings to improve education and transportation in CA-10, and more.

Republicans have filed over 55 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the House during this Congress. On #DayOfNoSilence , I’m joining my colleagues in the Congressional Equality Caucus in standing up against attacks on the LGBTQ+ community to protect vulnerable Americans, especially LGBTQ+ youth.

Gun suicides make up nearly 2/3 of all gun deaths in the United States every day. Over 30 years ago, I lost my father to gun suicide, and I am committed to continuing to work in Congress to stop as many gun suicides as I can. Today I spoke on the House Floor about those efforts.

Today I met with CA-10’s 2023 App Challenge winner, Sania, at the House of Code conference in D.C. It was wonderful to learn more about her app CogniPro which helps mental health professionals properly identify ADHD. I am so impressed by her ingenuity and talent.

We know that common sense gun laws and background checks work. The new rules from President Biden & ATF HQ will help close loopholes that had previously allowed firearms buyers to bypass background checks and will save lives. #EndGunViolence
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I met with the directors of the California Association of Housing Authorities today to discuss updates on the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Program, solutions to combat homelessness, and our shared efforts to increase affordable housing in CA-10.

As a senior member of Committee on Education & the Workforce Democrats, I’m committed to investing in education. Today I met with some of our district’s school board members to hear about the needs of CA-10 schools and how we can work together to support students and teachers in and out of the classroom.

Eid-Mubarak to all those in #CA10 celebrating Eid Al Fitr. Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday full of peace and happiness!

Democrats have created 15 million jobs since President Biden took office & now the House is taking action with the #AStrongerWorkforceforAmerica Act to fill these jobs by training workers & connecting them with employers. This bill would help build an economy that works for all Americans.

Arizona’s reenactment of a near-total abortion ban is a direct result of the overturning of Roe by Trump-appointed Justices and is what Trump meant when he said just this week that abortion rights should be “left to the states.”
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Thanks to President Biden’ new action to cancel student debt, interest on loans for 23 million borrowers would be eliminated and 4 million borrowers’ student debt would be completely cancelled. Democrats are taking steps to ensure higher education is affordable for all Americans.

Thank you, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier for coming to UC Berkeley Journalism to talk with us about the importance of local #journalism and the challenges in our field. We appreciate you!

In Congress, I’ve introduced legislation to protect local journalism & this week I heard from students and faculty Berkeley Journalism. We talked about the support they need to continue their work, which is vital to our democracy and how we can work together to save local news.

I joined KTVU in-studio to discuss how we spent a busy District Work Period, including hosting town halls and continuing our Health Care and Education Listening Tours. Tune in for this and news of the day.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us in Lafayette for our town hall. I look forward to bringing your perspectives back with me to DC.

The latest stop on our Education Listening Tour was Loma Vista Elementary where I was inspired by the strides they are taking through their Community Celebrations program and their counseling services to bring inclusion and support to the classroom.