12/12/2002 Rep. Becerra And Cole Family Dedicate Nat King Cole Post Office LOS ANGELES - On Monday, December 9, Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30), along with members of the Nat King Cole family, dedicated the newly renamed Nat King Cole Post Office located at 265 South Western Avenue in Los Angeles. In May 2002, Rep. Becerra introduced H.R. 4797, a bill to re-designate...

10/31/2002 President Bush Signs Congressman Becerra's Legislation President Bush yesterday signed legislation authored by Congressman Xavier Becerra (D - Los Angeles) to rename the Oakwood Station Post Office in Los Angeles...

10/25/2002 Rep. Becerra Helps Launch Debs Park Audubon Center For Inner City Children And Families LOS ANGELES - Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30) joined First Lady Sharon Davis; Senator Richard Polanco; Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg; Councilman Ed Reyes; John Flicker, President of the National Audubon Society; and Richard T. Schlosberg, President of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation;...

10/25/2002 Rep. Becerra's Statement On The Death Of Senator Paul Wellstone LOS ANGELES - Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30) today issued the following statement upon learning of the death of United States Senator Paul Wellstone, his wife Sheila, their daughter Marcia, and three staff members and two aircraft pilots. "What a tragic and sudden loss of one of the most dedicated...

9/21/2002 Rep. Becerra Delivers Democratic Radio Response In Spanish (Spanish) WASHINGTON D.C. - Following this morning's weekly Presidential Radio Address, Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30) delivered the Democratic Radio Response in Spanish. Centering...

9/21/2002 Rep. Becerra Delivers Democratic Radio Response In Spanish WASHINGTON D.C. - Following this morning's weekly Presidential Radio Address, Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30) delivered the Democratic Radio Response in Spanish. Centering...

9/16/2002 National Committee To Preserve Social Security And Medicare Gives Rep. Becerra A Score Of 100% WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30), the only congressional member from Southern California who is on the House Ways and Means Committee, earned a perfect score of 100 percent on the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare's 107th Congressional Scorecard. "I...

9/11/2002 Rep. Becerra Marks 9/11 By Offering A Message Of Hope, Solemnity WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30) spent the one-year anniversary of the worst attack ever waged on American civilians by attending this morning's ceremony at the Pentagon and subsequently submitting his thoughts and reflections on the day for the Congressional Record. His statement...

9/10/2002 Rep. Becerra's Legislation To Name Local Post Office After Nat King Cole Passes In The House WASHINGTON, D.C. - This past May, Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30) introduced legislation that would rename the Oakwood Post Office in his district...

8/17/2002 Rep. Becerra's Summer Town Hall Meetings Come To A Successful Close LOS ANGELES - Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30) concluded his annual series of summer town hall meetings this past Wednesday, August 14, at the Southwest Museum...

8/15/2002 Rep. Becerra Hosts Congressional Forum On Social Security To Mark The Program's 67th Anniversary LOS ANGELES - Over 250 seniors, baby-boomers and Gen-X'ers gathered in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board Room on Tuesday, August 13, to hear a distinguished list of panelists testify before four members of the United States House of Representatives about the future of the nation's Social...

8/9/2002 Rep. Becerra Helps Launch Echo Park Technology Center LOS ANGELES - Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30) was the master of ceremonies for the grand opening celebration of the Hillsides PowerUP Center...

8/1/2002 Rep. Becerra Votes Against Giving President Carte Blanche Trade Authority WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives passed the House/Senate compromise version of the Trade Bill of 2002 (H.R. 3009) by a three-vote margin (215-212) early Saturday morning, July 27, 2002. Under this legislation Congress temporarily grants some of its Constitutional authority to the...

6/26/2002 Senate Finance Committee Considers CHC, CBC And CAPAC Concerns As It Passes TANF Reauthorization WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Committee on Finance today passed its own version of a bill that would reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program shortly after members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the Congressional...

6/25/2002 CHC, CBC And CAPAC Members Join Together To Urge FCC To Create New Broadcast And Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Guidelines WASHINGTON D.C. - In an effort to press the Federal Communications Commission to adopt new broadcast and cable equal employment opportunity (EEO) guidelines, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)...

6/25/2002 Rep. Becerra Fights For A Real Prescription Drug Plan Under Medicare WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States House of Representatives is expected to take up the Medicare Modernization And Prescription Drug Act (H.R. 4954) later...

6/12/2002 House Unanimously Passes North Korean Refugee Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States House of Representatives yesterday passed House Concurrent Resolution 213, expressing the sense of Congress regarding...

6/6/2002 House Votes To Repeal The Estate Tax WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives passed H.R. 2143, the Permanent Estate Tax Repeal Act, this afternoon by a vote of 256-171. Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30), the only congressional member from Southern California who is on the House Ways and Means Committee, voted against the...

6/5/2002 Rep. Becerra Honored At HACU-Cal State LA Luncheon LOS ANGELES - Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30) was honored by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) at a luncheon sponsored by California State...

5/24/2002 Fearing A Raid On Social Security And Medicare Trust Funds, Rep. Becerra Votes Against Supplemental Appropriations Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States House of Representatives passed its version of the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 4775) early this morning...

5/23/2002 Mr. Smith Will Go To Washington LOS ANGELES - Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30), announced the winners of this year's 30th congressional district art competition at a reception at the Southwest Museum...

5/16/2002 House Reauthorizes TANF For Another 5 Years WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States House of Representatives passed the Welfare Reform Act (H.R. 4737) today by a vote of 229-197. Representative Xavier...

5/14/2002 House Passes Legislation To Increase Social Security Benefits For Women WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed H.R. 4069, the Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women...

5/10/2002 Rep. Becerra Speaks On Welfare Reform LOS ANGELES - Next week, the United States House of Representatives is scheduled to debate and vote on House Resolution 4090, the "Personal Responsibility, Work and Family Protection Act of 2002." H.R. 4090 would reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which is due to...

5/2/2002 House Ways And Means Committee Sends Welfare Bill To The House Floor WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Committee on Ways and Means, by a vote of 23-16, approved the "Personal Responsibility, Work and Family Protection Act of 2002" (HR 4090) today, sending the welfare reauthorization bill to the floor of the House of Representatives for a vote expected to take place later this...

4/23/2002 Rep. Becerra Votes To Extend Food Stamp Access To Legal Permanent Residents WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives voted tonight in favor of restoring food stamp benefits to legal permanent residents by a vote of 244-171....

4/23/2002 Rep. Becerra To Manage House Floor Debate On Resolution Honoring U.S. Customs Service Following September 11th Terrorist Attacks WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives will debate House Resolution 385, "Honoring Men And Women Of The U.S. Customs Service, 6 World Trade Center Offices, For Their Commitment And Service During The Terrorist Attacks On The World Trade Center On September 11, 2001," today at approximately...

4/18/2002 Rep. Becerra Votes Against The Permanent Extension Of Last Year's Tax Cut WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives passed H.R. 586, the "Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2002," today by a vote of 229-198. The bill calls for the permanent extension of last year's tax cut, which is due to sunset in 2010. Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30), the only congressional member...

3/21/2002 Rep. Becerra Refuses To Raid Social Security And Education Programs - Votes Against House Budget Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives passed House Concurrent Resolution 353 yesterday by a nearly party line vote of 221-209. Every Democrat...

3/18/2002 Rep. Becerra Participates In 'Black/Brown Coalition' Summit MUSGROVE, ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA. - Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30) participated in a weekend summit bringing together national and community leaders to discuss ways to strengthen multiracial coalitions. Informally called the "Black/Brown Coalition," the summit was organized and facilitated by...

3/6/2002 Rep. Becerra And Other Electeds Urge President Bush To Focus On Korean Unification WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30) sent a letter to President Bush prior to his trip to Asia last month requesting that he put Korean family unification on his list of priorities as he advances his foreign policy agenda in Asia. Joining Rep. Becerra in signing this letter were...

2/26/2002 Rep. Becerra Urges LAUSD To Complete Belmont LOS ANGELES – Representative Xavier Becerra (CA – 30) submitted a statement to the Los Angeles Unified School District School Board today calling on them to complete the Belmont Learning Complex. Below is Rep. Becerra’s...

1/26/2002 Rep. Becerra Delivers Democratic Radio Response In Spanish (Spanish) LOS ANGELES - Following this morning's weekly Presidential Radio Address, Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30) delivered the Democratic Radio Response in Spanish. Focusing on Social Security, Rep. Becerra...

1/26/2002 Rep. Becerra Delivers Democratic Radio Response In Spanish LOS ANGELES - Following this morning's weekly Presidential Radio Address, Representative Xavier Becerra (CA - 30) delivered the Democratic Radio Response in Spanish. Focusing on Social Security, Rep. Becerra...

1/24/2002 Rep. Becerra To Deliver Democratic Radio Response In Spanish LOS ANGELES -Rep. Xavier Becerra (CA - 30) will deliver the Democratic Radio Response to the Presidential Address in Spanish, on Saturday, January 26, 2002.