Press Releases
Chairman Schiff Statement on Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: "Thirty-one years ago, tanks rolled into Beijing's Tiananmen Square and troops opened fire on peaceful protestors, killing countless individuals, and extinguishing the dreams of millions more yearning for a better future. The Chinese Communist Party has yet to account for their murders, and continues to censor discussion and images of the … Continue Reading
June 01, 2020
Schiff Highlights Need for Nondiscriminatory Blood Donation Guidelines
Washington D.C. - Today, Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Deb Haaland (D-NM), and Katherine Clark (D-MA) introduced a resolution underscoring the need for policies governing blood and blood product donation to be grounded in science and based on individual risk factors that do not unfairly single out any group of individuals so that all those who can safely donate are able to do … Continue Reading
May 28, 2020
Schiff Receives Responses from YouTube and Twitter Regarding Coronavirus Misinformation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, released written responses he received from YouTube and Twitter regarding their actions to address coronavirus misinformation on their respective platforms. Schiff recently sent letters asking Sundar Pichai, Susan Wojcicki and Jack Dorsey, the Chief Executive Officers of Alphabet, YouTube and Twitter, respectively, to proactively inform users who engage with harmful coronavirus-related … Continue Reading
May 15, 2020
Schiff Sends Letter Urging Advertising Associations to Address Policies that Block Online Advertisements Next to Coronavirus-Related Content
Washington D.C. - Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) sent a letter to the CEOs of major advertising trade associations this week asking them to encourage their members to lift or alter their policies that restrict advertisements from appearing online with articles focusing on the coronavirus and the pandemic to help support news media companies and to keep the population informed and safe. "At this moment in our nation's history, access to timely information has perhaps never been more critical … Continue Reading
May 11, 2020
Schiff, Chu Seek Unemployment Relief For Independent Workers With Mixed Income Types
Washington D.C. - Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy last week urging that future coronavirus response legislation ensure that independent workers with multiple types of income are able to access the same unemployment assistance that the CARES Act provides to those with more traditional employment arrangements. "Due to the sporadic and unpredictable nature of work in film, television, … Continue Reading
May 08, 2020
Schiff, Thompson, Murphy Urge House Leadership to Include Coronavirus Response Commission Provision in Upcoming Relief Legislation
Washington D.C. - Today, Adam Schiff (D-CA), Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Co-Chair of the House Blue Dog Coalition, sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy requesting inclusion of language in upcoming relief legislation establishing an independent bipartisan commission to examine the response to the novel coronavirus … Continue Reading
May 07, 2020
Rep. Schiff Applauds Local News Relief Funding for The Eastsider
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) applauded local news relief funding awarded to The Eastsider, a neighborhood news blog, through the Facebook Journalism Project. The Eastsider received $94,858 in relief grants to help continue serving the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. "I am deeply worried about the loss of local papers all over the country in communities large and small. It has been going on for years, but the sudden onset of the coronavirus pandemic has only … Continue Reading
April 30, 2020
Schiff Urges Google, YouTube, Twitter to Inform Users Who Interact With Coronavirus Misinformation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, sent letters asking Sundar Pichai, Susan Wojcicki and Jack Dorsey, the Chief Executive Officers of Alphabet, YouTube and Twitter, respectively, to proactively inform users who engage with harmful coronavirus-related misinformation before it can be removed and to direct them to authoritative, medically accurate resources. "Though the best protection is removing or downgrading harmful … Continue Reading
April 24, 2020
Rep. Schiff Statement in Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Glendale), Vice Chair of the Armenian-American Caucus, released the following statement commemorating the 1.5 million Armenian men, women and children who were murdered during the Armenian Genocide from 1915 to 1923. This year marks the first Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day since the House passed Schiff's legislation, House Resolution 296, to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. Schiff led this bipartisan effort, along with the … Continue Reading
April 23, 2020
Rep. Schiff Statement After Supporting Critical COVID-19 Relief Package
Washington DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) took two important votes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schiff voted to create a House Select Committee dedicated to overseeing the trillions in relief spending Congress has authorized to respond to the pandemic and the associated economic crash. Schiff also supported an additional $480 billion in relief spending for small businesses, hospitals and testing to supplement the two trillion dollars allocated through the CARES Act in … Continue Reading
April 17, 2020
Rep. Schiff Honors 2020 Women of the Year
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) honored 15 inspiring women from communities in the 28th Congressional District - Atwater Village, Burbank, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Glendale, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Los Feliz, Montrose, Pasadena, Silver Lake, Tujunga, and West Hollywood. "Every year in March, in honor of Women's History Month, my office hosts an event to honor our district's Women of the Year," said Rep. Adam Schiff. … Continue Reading
April 17, 2020
Rep. Schiff Urges Federal Reserve to Include Nonprofits in Main Street Lending Program
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman urging the Fed to include nonprofits as eligible to receive loans from the Main Street Lending Program. "Like businesses, many larger nonprofits have seen existing revenue streams severely cut at a time when the need for charitable services is growing, and are faced with difficult choices about cutting services or laying off employees," Schiff wrote in the letter. Nonprofits with fewer than 500 … Continue Reading
April 17, 2020
Congressman Schiff Statement on Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader and Valley Sun
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) released the following statement after the Los Angeles Times decided to shut down three local newspapers: "I was saddened to learn of the decision by the Los Angeles Times to shut down the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader and Valley Sun. These are institutions that have served our community for decades, and have chronicled and guided our way forward for as long as many of us can remember. "I have read these papers for decades and had … Continue Reading
April 10, 2020
Schiff Presses California Labor Agency to Open Application for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program
Washington D.C. - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent a letter to California Labor Secretary Julie A. Su urging the Employment Development Department (EDD) to prioritize making the application for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program publicly available as soon as possible. This federally funded program provides compensation to unemployed workers who are not eligible for regular state benefits-including self-employed, freelance, gig, and contract workers-but EDD has not begun … Continue Reading
April 10, 2020
Schiff, Feinstein, Harris Introduce Legislation to Establish Bipartisan Coronavirus Commission to Examine U.S. Response
Washington, DC - Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced legislation in the House that would establish a bipartisan commission to provide a full accounting of the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic, just as similar commissions have been established after other great national tragedies. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala D. Harris (both D-CA) plan to introduce companion legislation in the Senate. The commission would conduct a rigorous and comprehensive review of the … Continue Reading
April 06, 2020
Statement from Freedom of the Press Caucus Co-Chairs Schiff and Chabot on Commutation of Sentences for Those Convicted of Murdering Daniel Pearl
Washington, DC - Today, Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Steve Chabot (R-OH), the co-chairs of the Congressional Freedom of the Press Caucus, released the following statement on the decision by a Pakistani appeals court's commutation of sentences of four men for convicted of murdering journalist Daniel Pearl: "It is deeply disturbing that a Pakistani appeals court recently commuted the sentences of four men convicted of brutally murdering Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002, a … Continue Reading
April 03, 2020
Schiff Calls for 9/11-Style Commission to Examine Coronavirus Response and Begins Circulating Draft Bill
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, circulated a discussion draft of legislation to establish a bipartisan commission to provide a full accounting of the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic. The commission will examine U.S. government preparedness in advance of this pandemic, the Federal government's response to it, and provide recommendations to improve our ability to respond to and recover from … Continue Reading
March 27, 2020
Rep. Schiff Floor Speech in Support of Relief Package for American Workers, Families and Small Businesses
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) delivered a speech on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The speech, as delivered, is below: "My fellow citizens, let no one doubt that this is a difficult and dangerous effort on which we have set out. No one can foresee precisely what course it will take or what costs or casualties will be incurred. Many months of sacrifice and self-discipline lie ahead - … Continue Reading
March 26, 2020
Rep. Schiff Statement in Support of Relief Package for American Workers, Families and Small Businesses
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) released the following statement in support of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. "Our nation is facing a health and economic crisis unlike any we have faced in our history. We have the fastest growing rate of coronavirus cases in the world, affecting every state in the country, and a rapidly accelerating increase in fatalities. And today, we see clearly the full economic havoc wreaked by this virus, with new … Continue Reading
March 19, 2020
Information for Constituents Traveling Overseas
On March 19, the U.S. Department of State issued a new advisory that asks U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the coronavirus. U.S. citizens traveling and residing abroad are encouraged to arrange for immediate commercial travel to return home to the United States. We understand this is a difficult time, and we assembled some information below that we hope our constituents will find helpful. Should you have any questions, my team stands ready to assist. How to Contact the … Continue Reading