Press Releases
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.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement after voting against House Republicans’ budget bill:
“I voted hell no on the Republican Rip-Off budget because I refuse to be complicit in Donald Trump and House Republicans' attempts to steal from my constituents. Hell no to raising health care premiums by $2,020 a year; hell no on ripping food assistance away from 40 million Americans; and hell no on giving $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the Billionaire Boys Club.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On December 17, 2024, the United Nations proclaimed a Second International Decade for People of African Descent 2025-2034. This Second International Decade confronts the legacies of enslavement and colonialism, delivers reparatory justice, and secures the full human rights and freedoms of people of African descent worldwide.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, and Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04), Chair of the Subcommittee, issued the following joint statement on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington, DC:
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) joined House Democrats in introducing the Taxpayer Data Protection Act in response to Elon Musk’s shameful invasion of Americans’ privacy. This legislation would prevent people who have conflicts of interest or lack a security clearance from accessing the Treasury Department’s highly sensitive payment system, which distributes nearly $6 trillion in federal funding annually, including Social Security and Medicare benefits.
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:
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.
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.