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Some thanked the San Gabriel Valley congressmember for the meeting while others demanded more action from Cisneros and his Democratic colleagues.
There was applause and people thanking the elected official for showing up and meeting with his constituents.
Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Sunday addressed many of the changes facing the ED as President Donald Trump delivers on a key campaign promise to shutter the department.
A group of 24 House Democrats blasted the Small Business Administration (SBA) and is asking the agency for more answers over plans to relocate six of its regional offices out of “sanctuary cities,” contending the transfer would hamper millions of small businesses.
About 20 minutes into a town hall in El Monte this week, Melissa Morgan of San Dimas picked up the microphone to address her congressman, Democrat Gil Cisneros.
“You seem like such an affable, kind, nice man,” Morgan said, her voice hesitant at first. “But I am so angry. I am so scared. I feel our democracy is in danger. ... I wish you’d be angry.”
EL MONTE, Calif. (KABC) -- Community members in Southern California and across the country have been packing town hall events, demanding answers from their elected leaders over recent government policy decisions, including proposed cuts to health care funding.
On the House floor, Rep. Gil Cisneros (D-CA) slammed the call for a CR by GOP leadership.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said a mother and son living in the United States illegally both have criminal histories amid backlash over their arrests in California last month.
By Linh Tat
When President Donald Trump delivers his first address before a joint session of Congress today — where he will lay out his priorities for the year — a handful of firefighters from the greater Los Angeles area will be in attendance to remind the nation of Southern California’s continued need for recovery aid following the January wildfires that swept through L.A. County.
Some Democrats are inviting fired federal workers to be their guests to President Trump's joint speech to Congress on Tuesday.