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Democratic Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove of California also spoke out against tough restrictions being placed on women’s right to choose.
“Given the likelihood that so many women, Black women, are likely to be raped, or to have a complicated pregnancy, or need an abortion in order to stay alive, it seems terribly unjust that that same woman can now be criminalized,” she said.
Last year, then-state Sen. Sydney Kamlager, a Democrat who is now U.S representative for California’s 37th Congressional District in Los Angeles, sought to increase from $200 to $1,300 the amount provided to formerly incarcerated persons upon their release from state prison. But Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected the bill (SB-1304), citing budget constraints.
On Friday June 9, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove in collaboration with U.S Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Martha Guzman hosted an environmental funding roundtable to discuss issues surrounding climate change and environmental justice at the Beehive in Los Angeles.
“The care that is present in our prison systems is really focused on men and not women,” said Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., “and the goal is to re-center the kind of care and reforms that we can offer and develop in a way that also recognizes gender plays a role.”
When it comes to finding an affordable apartment, you may have more in common with your local congressional representative than you think.
“The rent really continues to be too damn high,” said Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., a freshman lawmaker who represents Los Angeles. “I'm a renter, and many of the freshman class are renting and we're struggling to find places that we could afford right here in Washington, D.C., so that we have a place to stay and lay our head and then get up and go to work.
Like Sherman and others, Rep. Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles) appreciated the nudge she got from Bass — whom she replaced in Congress and called after they both took office to talk about earmarks and homelessness.
The mayor asked Kamlager to put in a request for about $1.8 million that would be used on renovations of a building in her district that houses formerly homeless people. She put in another request for $2.6 million to help a synagogue in her district build 55 units of subsidized apartments for seniors.
“She called and said, ‘I need your help,’ ” Kamlager said.
Community members, elected officials and business owners came out on Saturday, May 20, to witness the designation of the Malcolm X Route – a five-mile stretch along Crenshaw Boulevard in South Los Angeles.
A 5 mile stretch of Crenshaw Boulevard was dedicated in recognition of Malcolm X's prominent work in the civil rights movement on Saturday.
The dedication happened during the 18th annual Malcolm X Festival in Leimert Park.
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove -- who represents the area -- spoke at the unveiling.
"We have a responsibility to his legacy and his life to never give up," she said. "And to not stop fighting for our continued space, not just at the table, but creating the table where more justice can be realized."
Bipartisan legislation now before Congress would enhance funds available to tribal courts and child welfare systems, support tribal ways of adopting children and ease administrative burdens necessary to access the resources.
When it comes to America’s incarceration population, women make up just roughly 10% of those behind bars according to data from the Prison Policy institute.
But due to the smaller number of women in prisons across the country, the penal system is not designed with the health and wellness needs of women in mind. A new bipartisan bill in the House, introduced by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., and Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. seeks to change that.