Press Releases
Victoria Ellen Bruce, my mom’s younger sister, loved to play bid whist, hear a good joke and never saw a purse she didn’t need. “Oooh, girl, give it here,” she’d say on the regular.
Aunt Vicki, who lived with multiple sclerosis for most of her adult life, died last year at a long-term residential facility where not even my mother’s dogged and formidable advocacy kept her from being neglected.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement on the passing of Rep. Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07):
Washington, DC – Representatives Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary Rubio seeking clarity on the President and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s claim, without evidence, that the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement after voting against House Republicans’ partisan funding bill, which included cuts to food programs, housing assistance, and veterans' care:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Global Migration, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), and Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), led 37 members of the Democratic caucus to demand the Administration reverse their unconstitutional action to dismantle USAID.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement after walking out of Donald Trump’s Joint Address to Congress:
“I decided to attend the Joint Address to ensure that lawmakers who have Americans' best interests at heart would have a presence in the audience. However, what I witnessed tonight was shameful. I walked out of the Joint Address on behalf of the people of California’s 37th District—and because there is only so much bullshit that a person can tolerate.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) announced that Sylvia B. Joyner, a former USAID worker and Acting President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1534, will accompany her to tomorrow’s Joint Address.
LOS ANGELES, CA — To commemorate the end of Black History Month, Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) introduced the Restoring the Promise of Freedom Package, which includes the Revitalizing and Empowering Freedom Settlements Through Opportunity, Resilience, and Education (RESTORE) Act co-led by Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) and a resolution to recognize, preserve, and protect historic Freedom Communities, co-led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12).
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, joined Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee andall Subcommittee Ranking Members in issuing a joint statement on the Trump administration’s elimination of nearly all U.S. foreign assistance programs, including life-saving humanitarian assistance:
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) joined Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), and nearly two dozen members of Congress in introducing a resolution reaffirming the United States’ commitment to respecting Mexico’s sovereignty. The resolution condemns any call for U.S.