Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45) and Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (MA-02) today announced reforms to House rules to strengthen the “Truth-in-Testimony” disclosures that congressional witnesses submit to Congress about potential conflicts of interest. These changes will be voted on in the House on Monday as part of the rules package for the 117th Congress. “Hearings are opportunitie... Read more »

Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) lambasted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) over his refusal to support bipartisan stimulus legislation this week, accusing the powerful GOP lawmaker of working behind the scenes to protect corporations rather than Americans in need of financial support. Congress has renewed talks with the White House this week over a new stimulus package as the COVID-19 ... Read more »

Dear friend, Throughout my time in Congress, I’ve made it a priority to increase accountability and transparency in our government. That’s why, last month, I introduced legislation with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to crack down on politicians seeking to enrich themselves off American taxpayers. The American people rely on transparency and disclosure to hold powerful people accountable, and that’s e... Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45) and Unite Here Local 11, a union comprising more than 32,000 service workers in Southern California and Arizona, today called for critical oversight of millions of forgivable loans given to Columbia Sussex through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). In a letter to Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza, the Congresswoman and Unite Here Local 11 dema... Read more »

Dear friend, Holding our government accountable has long been one of my top priorities in Congress. This requires working with my colleagues to craft policy that will increase transparency and accountability across the three branches of our government. Last month, we introduced the Protecting our Democracy Act, a comprehensive bill that would do just that. This important legislation is a direct re... Read more »

Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45) today released data showing that California’s 45th district received nearly $2.6 billion in relief through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Also according to the data, over 20,000 Orange County businesses got help from this program. The Small Business Administration has yet to disclose data on which businesses received funds and in what amounts. “The corona... Read more »

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified before the House Oversight Committee Monday that he came to the United States Postal Service to apply his experience in logistics to help the USPS “grow and evolve in the path of sustainability.” But during the hearing, he revealed that he’s still a tad unfamiliar with the agency he is set to reform. That came out in questioning from Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA... Read more »

The House of Representatives has passed a key defense bill with five amendments by Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45), including provisions to strengthen Pentagon oversight, increase consumer protections for servicemembers, and study risks to national security posed by social media companies. These amendments were accepted on a broad bipartisan basis and included in the National Defense Authorizat... Read more »

U.S. Representative Katie Porter (CA-45), Committee on House Administration Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chairwoman Judy Chu (CA-27), today urged California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to help voters get the in-language materials and language assistance they’ll need this fall. The Congresswomen led more than twenty of their California colleagu... Read more »

WASHINGTON—Representatives Katie Porter (CA-45), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Francis Rooney (FL-19) announced a bipartisan proposal yesterday that would increase public accountability for the Pentagon. Their measure requires the Department of Defense to put all unclassified reports on a publicly accessible website. Each year, the Pentagon is required to report on dozens of topics ranging from proje... Read more »