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Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D., Calif.) and Nicole Malliotakis (R., N.Y.) are set to launch a new caucus on Wednesday aiming to promote the re-commerce economy, looking in part to help platforms like eBay, Etsy and Depop where consumers can buy and sell pre-owned items—often at hefty discounts. Among the U.S.
La representante Sydney Kamlager-Dove, quien ocupó el asiento del distrito del sur de Los Ángeles después de que la entonces congresista Karen Bass dimitiera para presentarse a la alcaldía de Los Ángeles, señaló que visitó el centro de detención en busca de uno de sus electores con una discapacidad.
And one of the things that has been nice for me, being back from Washington, you know, my colleague and dear friend over there, Congresswoman Sydney kamlager-Dove and the young man sitting next to her, that we're all so proud of.
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, (D) California: "California has the largest immigration population in this country. We are also the fourth largest economy in the world. There is a relationship between those two data points. California and Los Angeles are also the entertainment epicenter. So it is no wonder that Donald Trump brought his production to California.
“Hoy vine para buscar a mis constituyentes. Uno de ellos es sordomudo, fue detenido por ICE y no sabemos de él”, dijo Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Congresista del Distrito 37.
Chu circled back to the facility on Tuesday along with representatives Mark Takano, Luz Rivas, Linda Sanchez and Sydney Kamlager-Dove. The representatives said they were not able to get answers on how many of the detainees had been arrested in the recent raids in LA.
On Tuesday morning, Chu toured the Adelanto facility for about an hour and a half alongside Rivas and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Los Angeles, Rep. Linda Sánchez, D-Whittier and Rep. Mark Takano, D-Riverside. The representatives and their staff visited with detainees and inspected the kitchen, medical facilities and cells.
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who took over the South LA district after then-Congresswoman Karen Bass resigned to run for Los Angeles mayor, said she visited the detention center in search of a constituent with disabilities.
While Democrats have often said they take President Trump at his word, including his suggestion that arresting Newsom would be a good idea following a comment from his border czar Tom Homan, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., warned any retaliation in terms of wildfire funding by the administration would be “short-sighted.”
Virtually every local elected official is speaking up. At a Friday press conference Bass was joined by a battery of outraged politicians, among them U.S. Reps Sydney Kamlager-Dove and Judy Chu, and state Senate President Mike McGuire. In a weekend video, District 11 Councilmember Traci Park slammed the raids, echoing the point that working people, not criminals, are being targeted.