Press Releases
House Committee Selects, Passes Rep. Peters’ Funding for San Diego Bike Lanes, Public Transportation
Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure approves $31.4 million for priority projects championed by Peters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Early this morning, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed the INVEST in America Act, a surface transportation bill that authorizes funding for transit projects across the country. The bill includes funding for three local transit projects Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) personally requested:
Supports the international call for an immediate cease fire to end bloodshed
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) released the following statement on the ongoing violence between Israel and Palestine:
“I am extremely saddened by the number of lives lost in the region over the past several days.”
Peters also asked if American Jobs Plan would meet urgent climate goals at House hearing today
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) questioned the newly-appointed Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm during a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing about the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) clean energy goals as outlined in President Biden’s American Jobs Plan. During his remarks, Rep.
Bicameral legislation streamlines process to review reported hate crimes against AAPI communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) issued the following statement after the House passage of the bipartisan, bicameral COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) supported the House passage of ten bipartisan bills to help American veterans and enhance the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). As the representative of a district with one of the largest veteran populations in the country, Rep.
The STANDUP Act equips students and schools with evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness training
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Move Builds on Peters’ Bill Enacted Last Year
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the proposal of a new rule to cut the use and production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the powerful heat-trapping chemicals used in air conditioning, refrigeration, and other products:
SAN DIEGO —Today, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) released the following statement after a boat suspected of human smuggling capsized off the San Diego coast:
WATCH: Administrator accepted Peters’ request to join Peters & Rep. Juan Vargas for site visit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, during an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing that marked Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan’s first time before the committee of jurisdiction, Rep.