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October 26, 2020

Harris Statement on Confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett

U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Monday released the following statement on her vote against the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: "Senate Republicans jammed through this nomination in the middle of an election where over 60 million Americans have already voted. Senate Republicans have ignored the will of the people, deciding instead to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg… Continue Reading

October 21, 2020

Harris, Feinstein, Cortez Masto, Rosen Urge Air Force to Upgrade Nevada Air National Guard Aircraft Fleet to Help Fight Wildfires

U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) wrote a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett urging her to reconsider the Nevada Air National Guard Base in Reno as a candidate for eight C-130J aircraft, which would help improve the Guard's firefighting abilities in Nevada, California, and other states in the region. The senators first asked Secretary Barrett to consider the Nevada Air National Guard for the eig… Continue Reading

October 20, 2020

Harris, Feinstein Call for Federal Firefighter Pay Increase, Permanent Employment Status

U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Monday sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt urging them to review the pay and employment classification for all wildland firefighters employed by the Departments of Agriculture and Interior. "As California and the West contend with yet another historic and destructive wildfire season, it has become clear that we are entering a 'new normal' in which increasingly in… Continue Reading

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