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WASHINGTON – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) released the following statement:
“The elimination of Yahya Sinwar is both overdue and richly deserved. He was not only the architect of October 7th, but also a lifelong unapologetic terror master completely committed to the destruction of Israel. He was also responsible for untold deaths and had American blood on his hands. The Middle East is a better place without him, and the prospect for an enduring peace with security for Israel and the region is more possible today than yesterday.
MURRIETA – This week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) joined Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41) and Riverside County Assistant District Attorney John Aki for a Southern California Law Enforcement Roundtable. The event took place in Murrieta, CA.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, and Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) introduced H.R. 9922, the Litigation Transparency Act of 2024, which requires the disclosure of parties receiving payment in civil lawsuits.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) released the following statement:
Escondido – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) announced that the deadline for high school students in the 48th Congressional District seeking nominations to the U.S. military academies for the Class of 2029 is October 25, 2024, at 4pm PT.
“Each year, it is a great honor to nominate esteemed young men and women to attend the U.S. military service academies,” said Rep Issa. “These students are the leaders of tomorrow who answer the call of their country and volunteer to stand in service to protect and defend America.”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) sent a bicameral letter to Secretary of State Blinken to demand the State Department take action on the censorship of free speech in Brazil by the country’s supreme court.
The letter specifically details Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ decision to ban the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) from Brazil and levy fines against the platform and users.
An excerpt from the letter:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congressman Dean Phillips (MN-03), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, introduced the Houthi Human Rights Accountability Act (H.R. 9564). The legislation will address human rights abuses, student indoctrination, and attempted aid diversion by the Houthis in Yemen.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, this week revealed the Biden-Harris State Department financed a workshop where migrants were coached to lie to U.S. immigration officials so they could enter the country illegally.
WASHINGTON –The No Censors on Our Shores Act, sponsored by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) and Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27), was passed out of the House Judiciary Committee by a vote of 16-9.
The bill specifies that official acts by a foreign government official against American citizens while they are in the U.S. – that would violate their First Amendment rights had it occurred in this country – can be refused entry into the United States or deported once here.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, introduced the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024 (JUDGES Act), which will add critically needed federal judgeships to resolve currently understaffed and backlogged courts.