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Washington, D.C.--Representative Diane E. Watson today announced that President Barack Obama signed H.R. 5450 to rename the Crenshaw Post Office in honor of Los Angeles' first black mayor. The new name of the post office will be the "Tom Bradley...
Legislation addresses China currency manipulationWashington, DC – Today, Rep. Watson voted to create a more level playing field for American exports on the international market by holding China accountable for the manipulation of its currency.  The Currency Reform for Fair...
Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Watson voted to provide 9/11 first responders and survivors with long-term, comprehensive health care and fair economic compensation. Thousands of those who responded to the tragedy at Ground Zero—firefighters, police officers, and other rescue workers—were exposed to...
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Watson voted to spur economic growth and create 500,000 new jobs by encouraging the development of American small businesses. The Small Business Jobs Act increases much-needed lending to millions of small businesses, and offers 8 new tax...
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Watson announced that several important consumer protection features of health reform are set to go into effect tomorrow, September 23rd, six months after Affordable Care Act was signed into law.  Better known as the Patient’s Bill of...
Lower Energy Bills in Rural CommunitiesWashington, DC – Rep. Watson voted for legislation that will spur job creation in the new American clean energy industry and strengthen rural economies that have been hit hard by the Bush recession.  The Rural...
“Make it in America” Strategy Will Put Americans Back to WorkWashington, DC – Today, Rep. Watson voted to boost the American manufacturing industry and create jobs by requiring the Congress and Department of Homeland Security to purchase products that are...
WASHINGTON – Rep. Watson today announced that a large percentage of California's children who are eligible to receive health insurance coverage through Medicaid and CHIP are not enrolled—and a new national coalition has formed to enroll five million children nationwide...
Washington, D.C.- For 72 years the suffragettes lead a non-violent campaign for women to gain the right to vote.  August 26, 2010 marks the 90th anniversary that the Nation remembers passage of the 19th Amendment which  has been designated “Women’s...
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Watson voted to boost our nation’s border security, putting more agents on patrol and protecting communities along the southern border.  The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Border Security legislation provides $600 million in emergency funding to...