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U.S. Representative Jay Obernolte introduced a new bill on Thursday to protect and promote the history of Japanese American mass incarceration during World War II through a new network of historic sites administered by the National Park Service. The bill, H.R. 6434, has gained rapid traction in the U.S. House of Representatives, with a hearing already scheduled for February 3 in the House Natural Resources Committee.
Madam Speaker – I rise today to oppose this $2.5 trillion debt limit increase which this Congress is voting on without any discussion of how this debate will ever be repaid.
The updated National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which will be signed into law in the coming days includes key initiatives for military instillations in California’s 8th District. The bill also includes U.S.
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.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) voted no on the massive social spending bill on Friday morning after the non-partisan score from the Congressional Budget Office proved that the bill would add hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal deficit despite White House claims to the contrary.
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.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA) sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Majority Leader Stenny Hoyer (D-MD) on Thursday calling for any vote on the controversial reconciliation bill to be postponed until the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office can issue a full score and fiscal analysis of the bill as required by law and by the rules of the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) has cosponsored H.R. 5255, the Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act, to ensure public schools impacted by federal activity, including schools on or near military bases, on reservation land, or near national parks and federal lands, receive the full funding to which they’re entitled.
This week the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill cosponsored by Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. military servicemembers who were killed in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. The bipartisan bill introduced alongside Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) and others passed the House of Representatives with unanimous support.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R- Hesperia) has been awarded a position on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy. As a member of this subcommittee, Congressman Obernolte will be in a critical position to help shape the nation’s energy research and development.