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• (November 6, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Scores an Amendment in the Legislation to Improve Safety and Security in the Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009
• (November 5, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Votes to Help California's Unemployed and Those Seeking to Purchase Their First Home

• (October 28, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Applauds the Passage and Presidential Approval of the Long-Overdue Hate Crimes Prevention Act
• (October 28, 2009) H1N1 Flu Vaccination Clinics Planned in 37th Congressional District
• (October 23, 2009) SPECIAL NOTICE: IRS “Solution Saturday” on Nov. 7 Offers Tax Help in Tough Times
• (October 20, 2009) Deputy Secretary of Transportation Porcari and Maritime Administrator Matsuda to Join Roundtable Discussion on Transportation in the 37th District with Congresswoman Richardson During the 8th Annual Maritime Security Expo
• (October 16, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Announce Justice Assistance Grant for City of Los Angeles and Urges County Jurisdictions to Apply to the City for a Share of the Funds
• (October 16, 2009) 90,000 Pounds of Emergency Aid Items Donated by Residents of Carson, Compton and Long BeachFly to Samoa
• (October 14, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson's Efforts to Transport Donated Aid Items from California to Tsunami Ravaged Samao Highlighted in The Hill Newspaper
• (October 13, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Votes to Provide Improved Health Care Quality and Access to Services for Veterans
• (October 13, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Is Instrumental in Winning Authorization for Port Infrastructure Development Program and Preserving Congressional Interest for C-17 Air Transport House Passes Defense Authorization Act 281-146, Richardson Selected by Speaker as Member of Conference that Reconciled Difference with Senate
• (October 10, 2009) Congress Members Richardson and Faleomavaega Work with Secretary Clinton in Securing Aircraft for Samoa Disaster
• (October 9, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson is Deeply Touched by Selection of President Obama to Receive the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
• (October 8, 2009) Press Statement Issued by Governor of American Samoa Praises Congresswoman Richardson's Tsunami Relief Efforts
• (October 6, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Releases Statement on Typhoon and Tsunami Destruction Along the Pacific Rim
• (October 6, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Announces DOJ Grant to Improve Student Safty at Compton Unified School District
• (October 2, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Confirms $1.2 Million DOE Grant for the Long Beach Youth Academy to Nurture and Teach At-Risk Youth
• (October 1, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Ushers in $15.4 Million in DHS Grants for Security at the Port of Long Beach

• (September 30, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Announces More Than $1 Million in Grants Awarded to CSU, Dominguez Hills and CSU, Long Beach
• (September 30, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson ConfirmsFunds Promised are Now Received for Inspiring At-Risk Youth Through Aviation at Compton's Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum
• (September 22, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Votes to Extend Unemployment Benefits for California Families
• (September 22, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Congratualtes Long Beach Resident Sophiline Cheam Shapiro on Receiving a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship
• (September 21, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month La Congresista Richardson Conmemora El Mes De La Herencia Hispana
• (September 17, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Applauds House's Passing of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009
• (September 16, 2009) CONGRESSWOMAN RICHARDSON PRAISES 2009 BROAD FOUNDATION RUNNER-UP LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR SUPERB EDUCATIONAL PREFORMANCE AND STANDARDS
• (September 15, 2009) CONGRESSWOMAN RICHARDSON SALUTES THE DOJ FOR FUNDING FOR LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ANNOUNCES $25,000 NEH GRANT FOR CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY DOMINGUEZ HILLS FOUNDATION

• (August 13, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Announces over $4 Million in Federal Funding for the Long Beach Airport

• (July 31, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Takes the Helm at Introducing Major Goods Movement Reform to Revitalize America's Ports and Harbors
• (July 30, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Hails Passage of the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
• (July 20, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Announces $5.6 Million in Federal Appropriations
• (July 16, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Plays On and Off the Field to Benefit Breast Cancer
• (July 15, 2009) Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act Opinion Editorial By Congresswoman Laura Richardson
• (July 15, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Announces $1 Million in Appropriations for Critical Infrastructure Improvements to the Shoemaker Bridge in Long Beach
• (July 10, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Gains Support for $450,000 in House Appropriations Funding and $4,414,965 More in Stimulus Recovery Dollars
• (July 7, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Announces $100,000 for the Arts

• (June 30, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Tours Ports with Influential Committee Chair
• (June 26, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Hails Passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
• (June 26, 2009) Richardson Makes Waves in Long Beach and Washington
• (June 24, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Hails Passage of the Homeland Security Appropriations Act
• (June 23, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Applauds Favorable Action by the Homeland Security Committee for Passing the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009
• (June 18, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Votes for Funding in Commerce, Justice and Science
• (June 16, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Votes to Secure $2.2 Billion in Funding for the C-17 Aircraft, Preserves 11,000 California Jobs and Initiates the Fiscal Drawdown of the Troops in Iraq
• (June 16, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Announces New Small Businesses Lending Program
• (June 12, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Introduces Resolution Honoring the 111th Anniversary of the Independence of the Philippines
• (June 12, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Announces that the National Transition to Digital Television is Underway
• (June 11, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Announces That Long Beach will be Among the Los Angeles County Recipients to Receive over $8 Million for Transit Capital Improvements
• (June 10, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Hails Passage of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act
• (June 10, 2009) Congresswoman Laura Richardson's Statement on the Shooting Death Today of a Security Guard at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC
• (June 9, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Strongly Supports Passage of Car Voucher Program
• (June 9, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Announces the Introduction of the Equal Rights for Health Care Act and its Monumental Inclusion in the TriCaucus Legislation to Address Health Disparities
• (June 4, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Made the Following Statement Today After Learning that the Senate-House Conference Committee Agreed to Include Funding for the C-17
• (June 4, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Announces That California Will Receive $12 Million in Grant Funding to Help Secure Mexican Border
• (June 4, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Votes to Fully Authorize the TSA
• (June 3, 2009) Congresswoman Laura Richardson Applauds the OAS Decision to Allow Cuba the Opportunity to Rejoin the Organization of American States

• (May 29, 2009) Father’s Day Opinion Editorial By Congresswoman Laura Richardson
• (May 29, 2009) Congresswoman Laura Richardson Urges Households Receiving Free Programming with the Use of a Rooftop Antenna to Apply for a Digital TV Converter Coupon Today
• (May 26, 2009) Over 700 Senior Citizens Attend Congresswoman Richardson’s Annual Senior Briefing and Luncheon
• (May 26, 2009) Congresswoman Laura Richardson Statement on President Obama's Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice
• (May 21, 2009) Congresswoman Laura Richardson Votes to Send Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights to President’s Desk
• (May 19, 2009) Congresswoman Laura Richardson’s statements on the collision of two small airplanes off of the coast of Long Beach
• (May 18, 2009) On-Line Disclosure for the Surface Transportation Authorization Bill -Critical Projects for California’s 37th District-
• (May 14, 2009) Congresswoman Laura Richardson and the 111th Congress Take the Second Important Step in Securing C-17 Funding in the House Supplemental Spending Bill
• (May 12, 2009) Congresswoman Richardson Introduces the MOVEMENT Act Bill would establish much needed funding revenue for impacted port cities like Long Beach, Los Angeles, Carson and Signal Hill

• (April 17, 2009) Congresswoman Laura Richardson Confirms President Raul Castro’s Statement and Applauds President Obama’s and Secretary Clinton’s Response.
• (April 13, 2009) Rep. Richardson’s Recently Returning from Cuba Remarks on President Obama’s Lifting of Family, Travel, Money Restrictions to Cuba.
• (April 10, 2009) Congresswoman Laura Richardson and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to Tour the Areas and Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
• (April 8, 2009) Young Lawmaker Congresswoman Laura Richardson Takes a Page from President Obama’s Playbook and Calls for a New Diplomatic Era and to Turn the Page in Cuba with Fidel Castro and President Raul Castro
• (April 3, 2009) The Following are the Requests that Were Received by the Office of Rep. Laura Richardson for the Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations Cycle

• (March 31, 2009) CONGRESSWOMAN RICHARDSON EXPLAINS THE FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE
• (March 11, 2009) TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE

• (February 19, 2009) CONGRESSWOMAN RICHARDSON BRINGS WASHINGTON HOME

• (January 14, 2009) Congresswoman Laura Richardson Joins House Colleagues in Passing One of President-Elect Obama’s First Bills He Will Sign and Put Our Children First.

• (December 19, 2008) Rep. Richardson Requests and Receives 30-day Extension from HUD for UJIMA Village Residents.
• (December 18, 2008) Rep. Richardson Starts First Ever “Snow Days for Christmas” at Nickerson Gardens Public Housing Community in So. Central Los Angeles.
• (December 16, 2008) Rep. Richardson Joins Rep. Rohrabacher in Bi-Partisan Discussion of New Goods Movement Technology That Will Improve the Health of Impacted Neighborhoods
• (December 10, 2008) Congresswoman Laura Richardson Joins House Colleagues to Restore Confidence in the Failing Auto Industry.

• (November 21, 2008) U.S. Rep. Laura Richardson partners with the Port of Long Beach to Distribute Over 600 Turkeys in her 5th Annual “Operation Gobble Program.”
• (November 6, 2008) Congresswoman Richardson Calls On Treasury Secretary Paulson For Swift Action for the City of Long Beach

• (October 29, 2008) Congresswoman Laura Richardson Wins An Additional 6.8 Million in Defense Funds For South Bay/Long Beach Area Businesses
• (October 28, 2008) Congresswoman Laura Richardson Returns to Washington, DC for Special House Committee Hearing
• (October 28, 2008) Congresswoman Richardson Joins the Congressional Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus
• (October 24, 2008) Congresswoman Laura Richardson Wins 1.6 Million in FundsFor California State University Long Beach and CSU
• (October 7, 2008) U.S. Rep.Richardson's Bill to Rename a Portion of California Highway 91 After U.S. Rep. Juanita Millender- McDonald Passes its Final Congressional Hurdle--the Senate

• (September 25, 2008) Congresswoman Richardson Voted Into the New Democrat Coalition.
• (September 19, 2008) Congresswoman Laura Richardson to Host CBCF Issue Forum with Whoopi Goldberg
• (September 12, 2008) Congresswoman Laura Richardson Votes in Favor of $8 billion Transfer to the Highway Trust Fund
• (September 12, 2008) Congresswoman Laura Richardson Announces $319, 596 Grant Award from the National Institute of Justice for the Long Beach Police Department to the Re-establish the Cold Case Unit.
• (September 12, 2008) Congresswoman Laura Richardson will be attending/speaking at the following events this week:
• (September 9, 2008) Congresswoman Richardson Votes to End Access for Mexican Trucks
• (September 9, 2008) Congresswoman Richardson District Work Period Update

• (July 30, 2008) Congresswoman Richardson Exceeds Another Milestone Securing a National Hearing in Congressional District in Less Than 1 Year
• (July 2, 2008) Congresswoman Richardson Exceeds Federal Funding Levels; $7 Million initially included in the House Appropriations Bill for the 37th Congressional District

• (June 24, 2008) House of Representatives Pass Medicare Bill

• (September 24, 2007) Congresswoman Laura Richardson Holds Local Oath of Office Ceremony at King Hospital Event Attended by Over 200 Including Wife of Rapper Snoop Dogg
• (September 21, 2007) *** MEDIA ADVISORY – SATURDAY *** Local Oath of Office Ceremony for Rep. Laura Richardson (CA-37)
• (September 17, 2007) Congresswoman Laura Richardson to Hold Local Swearing-In Ceremony at King-Harbor Hospital