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Lois Capps - forThe U.S. Representative for California's 23rd congressional district, serving since 2003.
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On Independence Day, a Pledge to Leave No Veteran Behind
On Monday, we celebrate our country’s 235rd birthday, and the freedoms and values upon which it was built.And, while the Fourth of July is a great time for family and parades, picnics and flag ceremonies, it’s also a time to take stock of our American values. For example, Monday is an opportunity for Americans to come together and remember those in uniform who sacrifice daily on behalf of our country in the name of freedom and democracy. The debt we owe them is immeasurable. Their sacrifices and those of their families are freedom’s foundation.Without the brave efforts of ...
Lois Capps-windmills with green dreams
Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, recently sent an email referencing an article she authored in Politico, an online political magazine, titled “Regional Strategy Key to Clean Energy.” In it she waxed philosophic about how new green energy opportunities were key to our future, and how California and the Central Coast were uniquely positioned to take advantage of these opportunities and use them to grow our economy to a new, clean green nirvana. Tom Watson If only. Perhaps our Congresswoman should spend a little more time trying to keep what clean companies we do have in California, ...
Rep. Lois Capps Submits Peace Foundation’s Declaration
On May 31, Rep. Lois Capps of California’s 23rd Congressional District submitted the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation’s Santa Barbara Declaration to the Congressional Record. As the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, the Congressional Record is a permanent public archive, published since1873. Congresswoman Capps introduced the Declaration asfollows: “Mr. Speaker, I rise to enter into the Congressional Record the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation’s Santa Barbara Declaration, drafted February 17,2011. “The Nuclear Age Peace ...
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Capps Delivers Opening Statement at Energy Legislation Conference Committee with Senate (WASHINGTON) Today, Rep. Lois Capps (CA-24) delivered opening remarks at the first convening of the bipartisan, bicameral Conference Committee designated to reconcile the Senate and House versions of S. 2012, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016. It is the country’s first attempt to pass a comprehensive energy bill in nine years. Both versions of S. 2012 contain provisions on energy efficiency, infrastructure and grid modernization, workforce development, and natural resources. The Senate bill passed on April 20th with strong bipartisan support and included key environmental provisions, such as stable funding for the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. This House version passed the Chamber on May 25th along party lines, despite Democratic opposition. The House bill included provisions that would gut investments in clean energy, institutes harmful water policies, and furthers our reliance on fossil fuels. Several of those provisions currently have ve |
Capps Statement on Fifteenth Anniversary of 9/11 (WASHINGTON) Today, Rep. Lois Capps (CA-24) attended a bipartisan House of Representatives Remembrance Ceremony for the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Capps released the following statement regarding the anniversary: “Fifteen years after the attacks of September 11th, we still feel the loss and sadness from that day. As Americans, we must take this time to reflect and come together to honor the 2,996 mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, and friends who perished. We also owe a debt of gratitude to the firefighters, police officers, and other first responders who exemplified courage and selflessness on that horrific day. “I will never forget being in Washington, D.C. that Tuesday morning, and can still remember the fear, confusion, and grief as the news reports came in. That afternoon, hundreds of my Democratic and Republican colleagues stood together in unity on the steps of the Capitol. It was a reflection of what so many Americans were doing — showing our streng |
Capps Speaks at Island Fox Delisting Event (SANTA BARBARA) Today, Rep. Lois Capps (CA-24) gave remarks at an event celebrating the delisting of three Channel Island fox subspecies from the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered Species. The event, hosted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW), Channel Islands National Park, and the Nature Conservancy highlighted the fastest recovery of any mammal in the United States in the history of the Endangered Species Act. Capps has made wildlife conservation a priority during her 18 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, and she played an instrumental role in protecting the Channel Island fox for more than fifteen years by raising awareness in Congress of the threats to these species and advocating for the necessary protection and funding to support recovery. The population of these foxes, one of America’s rarest mammals, was nearly depleted by to the presence of non-native species, predation, habitat destruction, and disease. Capps led Congressional efforts to add the fo |
Boxer, Capps, Eshoo and Huffman Announce Public Meeting To Discuss California Coastal National Monument Expansion Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Representatives Lois Capps (CA-24), Anna Eshoo (CA-18) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) today announced that Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Neil Kornze will join Rep. Capps in her congressional district to visit proposed additions to the California Coastal National Monument on September 16 near Cambria, California. Director Kornze will also join Rep. Capps and state officials in attending a community meeting, where they will hear feedback from the public and local leaders on the management of these magnificent public lands, including the Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area in San Luis Obispo County, Lighthouse Ranch and Trinidad Head in Humboldt County, Rocks and Islands in Orange County, the Cotoni-Coast Dairies in Santa Cruz County and Lost Coast Headlands. “I’m grateful that Director Kornze will visit these spectacular public lands and hear from the public on the proposed expansion of the California |
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