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Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale wants to outlaw IVF, and two Los Angeles members of Congress aren’t having it.
Democratic U.S. Reps. Jimmy Gomez and Sydney Kamlager-Dove told Los Angeles magazine that Rosendale’s stance is “disgusting” and that Republicans “will stop at nothing to control women.”
For the first time ever, the United States government will have a caucus focused solely on fashion.
The caucus, led by Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), will focus on encouraging the apparel industry to re-use, repair, and recycle textiles. The group is concerned about the lack of recycling infrastructure for clothing and aims to promote the use of more sustainable fibers like hemp and wool. Pingree founded the caucus along with Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.), and seven other Democrats.
The new caucus will be led by a trio of progressives in the House, co-chaired by Reps. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., Greg Casar, D-Texas, and Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif. It will count with 14 founding House members.
A group of House progressives is forming a caucus that aims to reframe the country’s immigration debate.
The group consists of Reps. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.), Greg Casar (D-Texas) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) and will be named the Congressional Caucus on Global Migration.
“With this caucus, we’re sending the message that Democrats want to address the global migration crisis. This crisis is a foreign policy issue that goes beyond the southern border,” Kamlager-Dove said.
In a heartfelt address on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove of California's 37th Congressional district honored two of basketball's most revered figures, Jerry West and Bill Walton.
"This is not an anniversary that we celebrate. This is an anniversary that we activate," said Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who represents California's 37th district in Los Angeles.
“This is not an anniversary that we celebrate. It’s an anniversary that we activate. Because we can’t go back,” said Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who represents California’s 37th Congressional District, which includes parts of L.A..
“No government should dictate the reproductive future of our daughters and our sons,” she said before leading the crowd in chanting, “We won’t go back!”
Congressmember Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-37th) hosted a Juneteenth Book Reading for kids at the Julian Dixon Library in Culver City on Thursday.