Senate Republicans – California Globe

Marni von Wilpert’s Record on Immigration and Housing Faces New Scrutiny Amid Falling Rents

June 25, 2026 9:14 amJune 25, 2026 9:14 am

A new report from the Federal Reserve highlights the role unauthorized immigration played in driving up housing costs in recent years. The study found that unauthorized immigration accounted for roughly 30% of house-price growth and 20% of rent growth in...

Rep Susie Lee Takes Credit for ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Defense Provision, But Voted Against It

September 4, 2025 1:35 pmSeptember 4, 2025 2:59 pm

On August 11, 2025, Rep. Susie Lee (NV) attended a celebration of Las Vegas-based MP Materials, owner and operator of rare earth mine who received a multibillion-dollar commitment from the Department of Defense. At the celebration, Lee touted the jobs,...

Largest U.S. Insurance Companies Now Claim ‘Climate Change’ is Behind Ending Coverage

September 5, 2023 7:53 amSeptember 6, 2023 6:58 am

Some of the country’s largest insurers have told industry regulators that “extreme weather patterns caused by climate change” is behind the decision to stop writing certain coverages in some regions, as well as excluding protections from various weather events and...

CA Senate Republicans Send Letter To Insurance Commissioner Lara Over Faltering Homeowners Insurance Market

August 25, 2023 2:30 amAugust 25, 2023 2:31 am

California State Senators delivered a letter to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday, urging him to take more direct action in fixing the state’s faltering homeowners insurance market. In the past three months, 5 insurance companies operating in California...

Garcetti’s Ambassador to India Vote Expected Tuesday

March 9, 2023 4:34 pmMarch 9, 2023 5:54 pm

In what could be a sign the votes might astonishingly be there to confirm former Los Angles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the next ambassador to India, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed for “cloture” on the nomination today. The move...

Garcetti Squeezes Through Committee Vote

March 8, 2023 3:55 pmMarch 8, 2023 4:05 pm

Despite being called “unfit to represent our country” by his own former communications director, erstwhile Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti squeaked through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today and his 600-day-old nomination to become ambassador to India is now headed...

Garcetti India Gig Hits Yet Another Iceberg

February 25, 2023 2:47 amFebruary 25, 2023 2:48 am

Just days before he was set to testify for a second time in front of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is now facing yet another hold on his nomination as ambassador to India....