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February 3, 2025

LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, released the following statement on President Elon Musk and his puppet Donald Trump’s actions to dismantle USAID and gut the U.S. foreign assistance apparatus:

February 1, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37),Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, joined U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and 41 House Democrats in a letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the acting Secretary of Commerce, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative calling on the Trump Administration to immediately rescind the executive orders levying 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

January 31, 2025

LOS ANGELES, CA—Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) held a press conference with local organizations to highlight the harmful effects of Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze on food access in Los Angeles, where one in four residents already struggle with food insecurity.

January 28, 2025

LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, released the following statement on Donald Trump's foreign assistance freeze:

"In his first week in office, Donald Trump took a hammer to our foreign policy institutions by ordering an abrupt 90-day pause on foreign assistance. This drastic move is a gross abandonment of our own interests, day-one gift to our competitors, and a devastating blow to the world’s most vulnerable populations.

January 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswomen Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) and Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement after Donald Trump issued a day-one executive order dissolving the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement:

January 22, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Co-Chair of the Global Migration Caucus, released a statement on the extreme immigration executive orders that Trump signed during his first couple of days in office:

January 21, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) announced its new leadership slate for the 119th Congress. CongresswomenSydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) and Deborah Ross (NC-02) will serve as Policy Co-Chairs for the DWC this Congress. Under their leadership, the DWC aims to elevate the voices – and advocate for the interests – of women and girls in America.   

January 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) issued the following statement on the passing of former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards:
 
“I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Cecile Richards, a champion for reproductive rights, women’s rights, and access to quality health care.
January 20, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement on the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States:

January 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37)released the following statement on the future of TikTok:

“It is laughable that Trump is trying to position himself as TikTok’s ‘savior’ when he created this problem in the first place by proposing the initial ban. If Trump signs an executive order tomorrow granting TikTok a 90-day extension to divest, he should not be celebrated for merely kicking the can down the road.