WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22), alongside Farm Service Agency Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs Jared Hagert, California State Farm Service Agency Executive Director Connie Conway, and U.S. Department of Agriculture California State Director for Rural Development Bryan Anguiano, hosted a roundtable discussion with farmers from across the Central Valley. The roundtable c... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, President Trump signed Congressman David Valadao's (CA-22) Romance Scam Prevention Act into law. This bipartisan bill will require dating apps and services to issue fraud ban notifications to users who have interacted with a person removed from the app for fraudulent activity. Reps. Tom Suozzi (NY-03), Craig Goldman (TX-12), and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) co-led the introdu... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) supported the Helping Encourage Lawful Payments and Strengthen Transparency, Anti-fraud, Tips, and Enforcement Strategies (HELP STATES) Act by joining as an original co-sponsor. This bill would allow states to retain a larger share of the federal portion of Medicaid overpayments recovered from fraud and require those dollars to be reinvested in state ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Last week, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Assistant Secretary Alex J. Adams regarding the recent Head Start Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). In his letter, he urged the administration to ensure that the final rule upholds curren... Read More »
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) and Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) introduced a bipartisan resolution commending Armenia for hosting the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations (U.N.) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17). This gathering in Yerevan, Armenia provides an important opportunity for nations around the world to come ... Read More »
BAKERSFIELD – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) and Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) hosted Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins in Bakersfield to announce the new, modernized Bakersfield VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic. This new clinic will replace the existing decades-old clinic in Bakersfield which is unable to meet increased patient demand and support existing s... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement Operations in the Central Valley: "I’ve been in contact with the Department of Homeland Security regarding recent immigration enforcement actions in the Central Valley, and they've informed my office that these operations are focused on individuals with active warran... Read More »
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Reps. Jim Costa (CA-21), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), John Larson (CT-01), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), and Paul Tonko (NY-20) to reintroduce a bipartisan resolution designating October 8, 2026, as National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day. National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day is observed annually on October 8 in recognition of hydrogen’s atomic ma... Read More »
PORTERVILLE – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) attended the Friant Water Authority’s groundbreaking ceremony for the Friant-Kern Canal Phase I Pump Station Replacement Project. Phase 1 is the first of two phases that will result in the repair and replacement of a portion of the canal where land subsidence has caused significant capacity constraints. The completion of this project will impr... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) and Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) reintroduced the Promoting Financial Literacy in Secondary Schools Act. This bipartisan bill would help improve financial literacy education and allow classes to be more widely available to high school students. “Filing taxes, managing a budget, building savings, and understanding credit are all important l... Read More »
Whether I’m home in the Central Valley or working in Washington, affordability is one of the biggest concerns I hear from families. They feel it every time they buy groceries, fill up their gas tank, pay the mortgage, or see a doctor. Despite this daily reality, Sacramento politicians continue to make life more expensive. Look no further than the latest gas tax increase, which took effect on July... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) introduced the Rooting Out Mislabeled Agriculture (ROMA) Act alongside Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-04), David Rouzer (NC-07), Jim Costa (CA-20), James Gallagher (CA-01), and Don Davis (NC-01). This bipartisan bill would strengthen efforts to prevent low-quality foreign-grown tomatoes from entering the U.S. marketplace illegally through mislabeled blended ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Reps. Kim Schrier (WA-08), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Adam Smith (WA-09) to introduce the 988 Crisis Response Act. This bipartisan legislation would help fund professional mobile crisis response teams (MCRTs) dispatched by 9-8-8 Lifeline operators and establish Medicaid reimbursement for crisis call centers and resources. “Across the Centra... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) and Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) released the following statement criticizing the State Water Resources Control Board Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan: “In 2022, after years of negotiations, California’s public water agencies came together in good faith and agreed on a science-based path forward for the Bay-Delta. Four years later, the State Wat... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) and Congressman James Gallagher (CA-01) led members of the California delegation in sending a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom urging him to immediately direct the California Energy Commission (CEC) to withdraw its proposed Replacement Tire Efficiency Program (RTEP). The proposed regulation would restrict consumers to purchase only replacement t... Read More »
