"introducing and passing a bill to ban future offshore oil drilling off of California's coast"

"I will continue saying no to new offshore drilling and keep us moving toward cleaner energy solutions"

"keep us moving toward cleaner energy solutions that help create new jobs, like we did with solar power facilities in the Cuyama Valley and on the Carrizo Plain, by guiding projects like our first-ever offshore wind project off the coast of Morro Bay"

"We must do more to bring wind and biofuel initiatives to market, and encourage more efforts for residents to retrofit their homes so they are more energy-efficient and cost-effective for consumers."

"Creating clean energy jobs by adding additional EV charging stations, clean transit options, and capping leaking oil and gas wells up and down our coast. In Santa Barbara, we established the EMPower energy efficiency program for our residents and approved the Cuyama Solar Project, the first large-scale solar project in our county."

"During the Trump Administratio, I fought back against attempts to roll back climate protections, and now I'm always working on plans to help our coastal communities remain resilient and well-equipped in the face of climate change."

"I led efforts locally to tackle carbon pollution and combat climate change."

"I continue to advocate for investments in clean energy alternatives that will ensure our families are less reliant on volatile fossil fuel prices."

"Investing in wildfire prevention, drought mitigation, and climate weatherization, creating new jobs that will help keep our communities safe."

"We can't drill our way out of higher prices, however, and I continue to advocate for investments in clean energy alternatives that will ensure our families are less reliant on volatile fossil fuel prices."

"Creating clean energy jobs by adding additional EV charging stations, clean transit options, and capping leaking oil and gas wells up and down our coast."

"expanding access to high-speed internet and clean energy"

"I've also backed bills to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, and to address the gender pay gap and demand pay equity."

"We need a balanced approach to identify revenues and close the loopholes that allow billionaires and multinational corporations to avoid paying their fair share."

"I've also backed bills to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, and to address the gender pay gap and demand pay equity. People should be compensated fairly for their hard work."

"We must do everything in our power to make college more affordable including lowering interest rates for government backed loans, expanding the Pell Grant program, allowing students to refinance their loans, just like mortgages and car loans, and pushing universities to keep costs down if they want to continue to receive federal research dollars and other aid."

"I also believe we should push for two years of tuition-free community college to allow students to further their education or get the career technical skills they need to compete in today's global economy."

"I've also pushed President Biden to continue the delay on student loan payments first begun during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as for him to use authorities already granted to him to cancel student debt for borrowers who are struggling to succeed under the weight of crushing debt."

"From accessible health care to job opportunities to financial aid for continued education, we must make good on our commitment to those who serve."

"As a veteran, I've seen what weapons of war can do. They have no place on our streets. I support reinstituting national restrictions on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines."

"That's why I've also backed and helped pass commonsense gun safety measures that institute universal background checks and close loopholes in our vetting systems."

"This law includes my bill that I championed for more than half a decade, the Extreme Risk Protect Order Act, which helps states set up 'red flag' laws and increases awareness of these laws in places like California that already have them. 'Red flag' laws are proven to save lives by temporarily removing guns from people who pose a danger to themselves or others while preserving due process."

"During my first term in Congress, I voted against the Republican repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and fought for legislation to improve and expand our health care system."

"I'm also fighting to strengthen our Medicare and Medicaid programs that ensure millions of older Americans and low-income families are not forced to choose between paying their mortgage or paying for lifesaving care."

"After successfully preventing Republicans from repealing the Affordable Care Act dozens of times, I also delivered lower premiums and out of pocket costs through expansions of ACA tax cuts in our COVID-19 relief bills."

"I've fought for bills like the Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3), the Build Back Better Act, and the Affordable Insulin Now Act so that out of pocket costs are capped, Medicare can negotiate directly with drug companies, and all patients can access lower prescription costs."

"We need to strengthen Medicare and Social Security, not put these programs in the hands of the private market. I strongly oppose privatizing Social Security and oppose turning Medicare into a voucher system."

"On the House Armed Services Committee, I have introduced legislation to expand TRICARE services for our military members to provide no-cost contraceptive services, allow gestational diabetes screening without copayment and waive statutorily imposed pharmacy costs for preventive services."

"I am proud to cosponsor bills to repeal the damaging Hyde Amendment and ensure all women can access abortion care; affirm that reproductive justice is a human rights issue and direct the State Department to restore the practice of assessing reproductive rights in reports; helping to appropriate $286 million for Title X family planning and $108 million for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program."

"It's time we start using the government's bargaining power to reduce the costs of prescriptions."

"I've also specifically worked to get legislation to lower the extraordinary costs of prescriptions drugs passed in the House multiple times in recent years, and will continue to advocate for those measures in months and years to come."

"mental health services must be easily available for our veterans. We have to implement more programs to ensure that veterans living with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma can get the care they need."

"On the House Armed Services Committee, I have introduced legislation to expand TRICARE services for our military members to provide free contraceptive services, allow gestational diabetes screening without copayment and waive statutorily imposed pharmacy costs for preventive services."

"That's why I am a co-sponsor and leading advocate for the Women's Health Protection Act, which would explicitly protect the right to an abortion nationwide. This measure passed the House with my help in September 2021."