Blog Posts
I had an amazing opportunity to visit the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting Sunday in Washington, D.C. This is the largest annual neuroscience conference in the world, attracting more than 30,000 participants. One of the Society’s leaders, Dr.
This past weekend, President Obama and Chinese President Xi reached an historic agreement to reduce our two nations’ greenhouse gas emissions. The details of the agreement are not yet available and will need to be reviewed.
In recent weeks, I have met with hospital officials in our area to discuss their readiness to handle Ebola cases. Each hospital showed a high level of confidence in their ability to treat Ebola cases safely with little or no risk to their medical professionals or the public.
This past September, we witnessed massive worldwide demonstrations demanding action to fight climate change. In New York City, approximately 300,000 people participated in peaceful marches and rallies. I am encouraged by this show of grassroots support for action on climate change by my fellow Americans.
ISIL is a militant group that has been responsible for some of the worst violence and human rights violations in Iraq and Syria. Some of their activities are even bordering on genocide. The United States, along with other civilized nations, have a moral responsibility to take steps to stop them. Moreover, ISIL has executed innocent Americans and vows to attack our homeland.
I'm pleased to report back to you once again about my activities in the Ninth District and in Washington, DC.
I started out Friday morning with a kayak ride from the Stockton Marina just West of Weber Point to the Port of Stockton and back. I encourage everyone to take advantage of our Delta recreational resources, especially at the Stockton Marina.
Week 30, July 21-28
The House considered four education-related bills: H.R. 3136 "Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act", H.R. 4984 "Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act", HR 4935 "Child Credit Improvement Act of 2014", and H.R. 3393 "Student and Family Tax Simplification Act". All four passed the House.