Law & Order
The United States is a nation founded on the rule of law. I am committed to supporting law and order in our country and working to keep our communities safe. In recent years, our nation has seen an unprecedented spike in murders, particularly in cities where there were efforts to defund or undermine our law enforcement officers. Although reforms are needed to ensure safer interactions with the police, defunding law enforcement is certainly not a viable option, and stripping them of their ability to keep us safe is a dangerous path for our nation. I support common sense reforms to our justice system, including better training, an end to the use of choke holds, and increased transparency, but we must ensure those reforms do not hinder law enforcement’s ability to act in the moments when we need them most.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | April 9, 2025
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Rep. Obernolte Introduces the Election Results Accountability Act to Restore Public Trust in Federal Elections
Today, Rep. Jay Obernolte (CA-23), Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14), and Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced the Prison Staffing Reform Act, a bipartisan bill that directs the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to conduct a review of its staffing needs and devise a plan to fill existing vacancies. The agency faces a crisis of understaffing that endangers both staff and inmates.
One California congressman is suggesting what might seem to be a simple solution, but could have bigger impacts: permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as a Schedule I narcotic in order to create programs to study the drug.
Today, Representatives Mike Garcia (CA-25), Jay Obernolte (CA-08) and members of the California congressional delegation sent a letter to California Attorney General Robert Bonta regarding the recent leak of sensitive information for concealed-carry permit applicants from the last ten years by the California Department of Justice (DOJ).
Rep. Jay Obernolte recently presented “Everyday Heroes” awards to two San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies from the Victor Valley who survived life-threatening events.
For their heroic actions over the past year, Obernolte recognized sheriff’s deputies Tiffany Kautz and Dustin Whitson, along with13 other first responders residing in California’s 8th District.
The community of Newberry Springs is celebrating this evening as an Orange County court returns a verdict that sexually violent predator Lawtis Rhoden will not be placed in Newberry Springs. California’s 8th District has faced a long battle against the placement of the sexually violent predator in the area, with U.S.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA) held his annual Everyday Heroes event on Monday, November 8, to celebrate the work of California’s 8th District law enforcement, fire, and EMS personnel. Joined by San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus, Inland Division Chief for California Highway Patrol Dan Minor, and Fire Chief Dan Munsey from San Bernardino County Fire, as well as by the families of those recognized, Rep.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday night, forwarding key initiatives led by U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) for military installations in California’s 8th District. The bill includes $45 million requested by Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms to construct the long-awaited wastewater treatment plant that will serve both the base and the Twentynine Palms community.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R- Hesperia) testified on Thursday alongside San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson and numerous community members at an Orange County court hearing on the tentative placement of sexually violent predator Lawtis Rhoden in Newberry Springs. This is the second time Rep.
Southern California is facing a unique public safety crisis caused by the large-scale illegal cultivation of marijuana. Over the past several months, residents of San Bernardino County and beyond have faced intimidation and coercion. Sheriff’s deputies have been shot at on their way to calls for service.