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Congressman Issa recently visited Ramona to tour environmental challenges facing the community. He also gathered with community leaders, small-business owners, growers, and residents to listen to the challenges they need Congressional action on this year. Issa provided an update on legislative priorities and Committee action to date.
Thank you to Ramona Leadership Council and all of the residents who engaged.
ESCONDIDO, CA – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa hosted a Farm Bill Listening Session with farmers, ranchers, and members of the Riverside County and San Diego County Farm Bureaus to discuss issues that farmers and the entire agriculture industry of the 48th district face – and how to develop lasting solutions that are overdue at the national level.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) introduced the GAS Act, which would stop the Biden Administration from its contemplated ban on gas-burning stoves.
“The Biden Administration’s clear consideration to ban an appliance used by more than 40 million homes and 76 percent of restaurants is worse than Green New Deal-style regulation run amok. It is a preposterous overreach of federal power that would deny Americans a necessary product they use every day,” said Rep. Issa.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Congressman Darrell Issa announced that three local water projects he submitted in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) were passed by the full House of Representatives.
“These projects are critical for our community, provide creative tools to manage runoff, safeguard groundwater, and will help our region become more water independent,” said Rep. Issa. “I look forward to all of them advancing in the full Senate.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa issued the following statement:
“President Biden’s remarks today were defensive, divisive and, quite frankly, dishonest. He did not in any way advance the national interest or our international standing. Restricting Russian energy imports – long after my colleagues and I called on him to do so – won’t solve the current crisis.
WASHINGTON DC —Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) brought together representatives from SoCalGas, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric to his district headquarters to receive a comprehensive briefing on repeated ratepayer increases and recent skyrocketing utility rates. He also raised concerns raised by numerous constituents who have borne the brunt of higher costs throughout this year.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) issued the following statement after passage of his amendment by the House of Representatives. The Issa legislation requires the Department of Commerce to report to Congress outlining policy changes that can be implemented within 30 days to address the continuing supply chain crisis.
As the nation gets deeper into wildfire season, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., led in a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, calling on them to address a "potential fuel shortage" for airplanes tasked with fighting fires.