WASHINGTON, D.C. Sept. 5, 2017- Following President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris, a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and co-sponsor of the DREAM Act and the Agricultural Worker Program Act, released the following statement: “DACA recipients make our nation […]
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Harris Statement on Failure of Affordable Care Act Repeal
WASHINGTON July 27, 2017 – Tonight, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris released the following statement on the failure of the Republican efforts to repeal the ACA and strip millions of their health care coverage: “Tonight, the message sent by the American people was vindicated: Republicans must no longer play politics with people’s lives. Tonight, veterans […]
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Senator Harris, Senate Democrats Urge Senate Appropriators to Decrease Funding for President Trump’s Deportation Force
WASHINGTON, D.C. June 22, 2017 – In a newly released letter, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris, a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and a group of Senate Democrats urged Senate Appropriators to decrease funding for President Trump’s deportation force and detention beds as part of the FY18 budget, and that no […]
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Harris, Carper Question Census Bureau on Removal of “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” from 2020 Census
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 23, 2017 – U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), both members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to United States Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson requesting more information on the Census Bureau’s processes it uses to include subjects fairly and accurately […]
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Sen. Harris on Approval of Caltrain Electrification Project Grant
May 22, 2017 – Following the exchange between Secretary Chao and Senator Kamala D. Harris during last week’s hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, the U.S. Department of Transportation today announced Secretary Chao will sign and execute the Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) for the Caltrain Modernization Pacific Corridor Electrification Project […]
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Senator Harris Statement on FCC Vote to Repeal Net Neutrality
WASHINTON, D.C. May 18, 2017 – Senator Kamala D. Harris released the following statement in response to the vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to initially approve the advancement of a plan to repeal net neutrality. “An open internet is essential to the success of our economy and serves as the world’s marketplace of […]
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Harris, Carper Question DHS Secretary Kelly On Private, For-Profit Detention Facilities
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 16, 2017 – U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), both members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly requesting more information about DHS’s assessment of its use of privately operated immigration detention facilities and DHS’s […]
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Harris, Feinstein, and DeSaulnier Introduce Bill to Expand John Muir National Historic Site
WASHINGTON, DC, March 30, 2017 – Today, U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris, Dianne Feinstein (both D-CA) and Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) introduced legislation which would expand the national historic site that celebrates the life and legacy of John Muir in Martinez, CA. The John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act (H.R. 1719/S. 729) would add […]