Congresswoman Lateefah Simon

This Mental Health Awareness Month, I am thinking of those fighting silent battles in every corner of this nation.

If you are struggling, help is available 24/7 at the 988 crisis helpline. I am working every day to expand affordable and accessible mental healthcare for our neighbors in CA-12 and across the country, no one is in this fight alone.

To close out AANHPI Heritage Month, I joined and community leaders to celebrate a new affordable housing development project and Asian American culture in the East Bay.

We broke ground on a new building in West Oakland that will serve as both housing and commercial space, AND shopped around the night market. Shopping small and building affordable housing in West Oakland helps to support, celebrate, and build on the legacy of incredible Asian American culture in CA-12.

I know personally that government policies and programs are not abstract – they determine whether families survive or fall through the cracks.

That is why I am leading on the newly formed Oversight Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses. Thank you for this opportunity, I look forward to using this position to push back against attacks on our civil rights, defend the public institutions and programs that serve our communities, and fight for a government that works for all people.

This week I toured a job site with LiUNA Laborers Local 304 to see first hand how LiUNA works with developers for the benefit of their members and the community here in CA-12.

I will continue to advocate for the needs and demands of workers at the policy making table and fight to advance policies that put workers FIRST.

This month we lost three more lives to gun violence at the Islamic Center of San Diego - Amin Abdullah, Mansour Kaziha, and Nadir Awad.

In the wake of their deaths, I cosponsored legislation honoring their lives and memories. I will remain consistent in my advocacy and votes for common sense gun control. We need to be doing more — our communities, babies, elders deserve real solutions and swift action.

Local, National Politicians Push for Answers on Alameda Point VA Clinic Congresswoman Lateefah Simon announced that she, along with Speaker Pelosi and Congressman Mullin, have submitted a bill that—if passed—would require the VA to clarify the status of the Alameda Point VA clinic and its funding. Jean Chen shares how City of Alameda representatives have responded.

If you can't join our town hall in Berkeley in-person tonight, but still want to tune in- join us online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij8NLNme_Rg

Join me and for a town hall on May 27th at 6:00PM in Berkeley. We’ll be covering recent legislative updates and how we’re working together for you.

Please RSVP at the link in our bio or visit simon.house.gov/RSVP to receive location information and arrival instructions. We’ll see you there!

I’ve been working hard in Washington over the past few weeks to fight back against the Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress as they carry out an illegal war in Iran, disenfranchise Black voters, and strip resources from care workers. Take a look at what I’ve been up to in Congress to fight back and carry our values forward.