Press Releases
Rep. Adam Schiff Statement on Funding for Planetary Science in Omnibus Spending Bill
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), released the following statement after the Appropriations Committee posted language for the omnibus spending bill late last night:"I am pleased that the spending bill contains strong funding for the continued development of the Mars 2020 rover and for a mission to Jupiter and its moon Europa. I hope that this will dissuade the Administration from putting forward a 2015 budget that again seeks to cut funding for NASA's pathbreaking exploration of … Continue Reading
January 14, 2014
Rep. Schiff and Senator Feinstein Announce Helicopter Noise Reduction Legislation Included in Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced that the omnibus appropriations bill - which will fund the government for the next year - includes a provision directing the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and FAA to address helicopter noise Los Angeles County skies. Residents of the Los Angeles region have been plagued for decades by frequent and disruptive helicopter noise, and despite persistent efforts to work on a … Continue Reading
January 14, 2014
Rep. Schiff Introduces Legislation to Restructure NSA Telephone Metadata Program
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a senior Member of the Intelligence Committee, introduced the Telephone Metadata Reform Act, which would restructure the telephone metadata program by specifically removing call records from the types of information the Government can obtain under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act. Instead, records would be obtained on a case by case basis from the telephone companies subject to approval by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Schiff's … Continue Reading
January 09, 2014
Rep. Schiff Joins with President Obama at White House to Help Announce Los Angeles Promise Zone
Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) joined President Barack Obama to help announce the first five "Promise Zones," which will include one located in the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Hollywood, East Hollywood, Koreatown, Westlake and Pico Union - the other zones will be located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. First announced by the President during last year's State of the Union Address, the Promise Zone Initiative is a … Continue Reading
January 09, 2014
Rep. Schiff Announces $20 Million Grant to Repair Tunnel Damaged During July Fuel-Tanker Fire
Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a grant to Caltrans to help pay for the repairs to a tunnel linking the northbound 5 and 2 freeways which was damaged by a fuel-tanker fire in July. After the accident and ensuing fire, Caltrans said "intense heat from the tanker fire caused extensive damage to the pavement, walls, support columns, drainage and lighting." This grant for $20 million from the DOT's … Continue Reading
January 07, 2014
Rep. Schiff – House Must Take Up Unemployment Insurance
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) released the following statement after the Senate broke the filibuster on legislation to extend long-term unemployment insurance for 1.3 million Americans and 222,000 Californians who lost their jobless benefits:"It's unconscionable that long-term unemployment insurance has not been extended. The millions who are unemployed are looking for work, not a handout. Speaker Boehner has the power to bring up a bill to extend unemployment compensation … Continue Reading
January 01, 2014
Rep. Schiff Comments on the New York Times Report on Benghazi
Washington, DC -- On Sunday morning, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a senior Member of the Intelligence Committee, appeared on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace to discuss the recent NYT report on the Benghazi attack. Since the tragic attack on U.S. facilities Benghazi, Schiff has rejected claims that the Obama Administration designed talking points with an intention to mislead the public about the nature of the attacks. The original talking points incorrectly asserted that the attacks began as a … Continue Reading
December 16, 2013
Rep. Adam Schiff Requests Armenian Orphan Rug for Capitol Hill Event from the White House
Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent a letter to President Barack Obama requesting that the White House lend the Ghazir rug, more commonly known as the Armenian Orphan Rug, be lent out for an event on Capitol Hill hosted by Schiff with survivors, historians, members of the Armenian-American community, and Members of Congress and their staff to highlight the efforts made by the American government to aid the Armenian community after the first genocide in the 20th century. Schiff … Continue Reading
December 13, 2013
Rep. Schiff Praises Changes Proposed by NSA Reform Panel to End Bulk Collection of American's Telephone Metadata
Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a senior Member of the Intelligence Committee, praised reported changes proposed by the President's NSA review panel that would end the program that collects metadata on phone calls made in the United States, an idea Schiff first proposed years ago in the Intelligence Committee. "I am pleased to learn that the President's taskforce studying NSA reforms will recommend ending the bulk collection of American's telephone call records, among other … Continue Reading
December 13, 2013
Rep. Schiff on Anniversary of Newtown Shooting: We Must Keep Pushing for Gun Safety
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a former federal prosecutor and advocate for gun safety legislation, released the following statement to mark the one year anniversary on Saturday of the shootings at a Newtown, Connecticut elementary school, urging Congress to take up commonsense gun violence reform legislation:"One year after the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary that took the lives of twenty children and six teachers, Congress has compounded the tragedy by failing to … Continue Reading
December 11, 2013
Rep. Schiff: Not Extending Unemployment Insurance Would Put a Lump of Coal into Families' Stockings This Holiday Season
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a member of the Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after a budget agreement was reached between Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Paul Ryan last night, and urged Congress to extend unemployment insurance before leaving town for the holidays:"I appreciate the work that the budget negotiators have done to replace the sequester with a more rational budget process, and I will be evaluating the specifics to determine whether it is … Continue Reading
November 25, 2013
Rep. Schiff Statement on Deal Reached With Iran on Nuclear Weapon Development
Washington, DC -- Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a senior Member of the Intelligence Committee, released the following statement:"The agreement reached today between the world powers and Iran is a positive step forward in the diplomatic effort to roll back Iran's nuclear program. This interim deal, which provides limited and reversible relief from sanctions for a six month period, requires Iran to eliminate its stockpile of uranium enriched to 20 percent, and freezes its 3.5 percent … Continue Reading
November 21, 2013
Rep. Adam Schiff Offers Amendments in Intelligence Committee Markup to Increase Transparency on U.S. Drone Use
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a senior Member of the Intelligence Committee, offered two amendments to the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 during a markup of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that would increase the transparency and accountability of the use of drones. The first amendment would have required an annual report of both combatant and non-combatant deaths and injuries by drone strikes. The second would require the … Continue Reading
November 12, 2013
Rep. Schiff to Administration – Armenian Orphan Rug is a Cherished Symbol of Armenian Resilience, A Symbol Worthy of the Smithsonian
Washington DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) called on the Obama Administration to allow exhibition of the "Armenian Orphan Rug" at the Smithsonian Museum. The rug, woven by orphans of the Armenian Genocide in 1920, was presented to President Calvin Coolidge in 1925 as thanks for U.S. assistance during the genocide. The rug - which has been in storage at the White House for decades - was supposed to be released for exhibition in a Smithsonian event for the launch of Hagop Martin Deranian's … Continue Reading
November 07, 2013
Rep. Schiff, California Representatives Urge White House to Fully Fund Earth Quake Early Warning System
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), joined by Representatives Judy Chu (CA-27), Jackie Speier (CA-14), Sam Farr (CA-20), Tony Cardenas (CA-29), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Mike Honda (CA-17), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), Lois Capps (CA-24), Raul Ruiz (CA-36), Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Anna Eshoo (CA-18), Scott Peters (CA-52) and Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), urged the White House's Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, to provide the … Continue Reading
October 30, 2013
Rep. Schiff Highlights New Report on Immunity Shield Enjoyed by Gun Manufacturers and Dealers
Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a former federal prosecutor who has introduced legislation to ensure that the victims of gun violence are allowed to have their day in court and that the gun industry - manufacturers, sellers and interest groups - is not shielded from liability when it acts with negligence and disregard for public safety, highlighted a new report by the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence titled "Justice Denied: The Case Against Gun Industry Immunity." This … Continue Reading
October 29, 2013
Members of Los Angeles Delegation to FAA – Complete Actions of Helicopter Noise Report
Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Adam Schiff, Henry Waxman, Brad Sherman, Karen Bass, Janice Hahn, Tony Cardenas and Alan Lowenthal, and Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta, to request that the agency release its schedule for completing the next steps identified in the FAA's Report on the Los Angeles Helicopter Noise Initiative. At a field hearing hosted by Rep. Schiff in June, the FAA … Continue Reading
October 24, 2013
Rep. Schiff to Postal Service – Don't Proceed With Relocation of WeHo San Vicente Post Office
West Hollywood, CA -Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) called on U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to cancel plans for the relocation of retail operations at the West Hollywood Branch Post Office on San Vicente Boulevard. In a letter to the USPS, Schiff expressed his concern that relocation to the proposed site will not adequately compensate for closure of retail services at the existing San Vicente site and will pose a tremendous inconvenience to the city's residents.Schiff is a supporter of a … Continue Reading
October 22, 2013
Rep. Schiff Currently Accepting Applications for Service Academy Nominations
Burbank, CA - Each year, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) nominates students from the 28th Congressional District for appointment to one of the four United States service academies which require a Congressional nomination. With these appointments, students are provided a free college education at a nationally-recognized academic institution, while preparing for an officer's commission in our nation's armed forces. Nominations are required for all but the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, to which … Continue Reading
October 16, 2013
Rep. Adam Schiff – "Long Nightmare is Coming to an End, Need Fundamental Change in How Congress Operates to Make Sure It doesn't Happen Again"
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), a member of the Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after he voted for legislation to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling:"Now that this divisive and economically destructive ordeal is coming to an end, we need to change how Congress operates so we put an end to these recurrent man-made crises. We cannot allow a small group of members to hold the government and the nation's credit hostage to an … Continue Reading