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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA)

SACRAMENTO, CA — $2 million in federal funding is heading to Mosaic West Sac for their transformative Mosaic Village project thanks to Community Project Funding secured by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07). She announced the funding this morning at a press conference alongside Mosaic West Sac Executive Director Don Bosley, Mayor Martha Guerrero, and Mayor Pro Tem Verna Sulpizio Hull. 

“Mosaic Village reflects what is possible when a community comes together with purpose and refuses to leave anyone behind,” saidCongresswoman Matsui. “This project is about more than housing and services. It is about connecting people with the community they need to move forward with dignity, stability, and real opportunity. I am grateful to the West Sacramento leaders and community partners whose vision and commitment have helped bring this project to life.”

In remarks at the event, Matsui emphasized that no single challenge exists in isolation and that communities see stronger outcomes when they invest in housing, health care, substance recovery, and economic opportunity together. She also underscored the importance of local partnership in ensuring federal dollars are put to work in ways that reflect community needs. 

“For the trauma-impacted, there are few things more powerful than a truly inclusive, restorative community,” said Don Bosley, Executive Director of Mosaic West Sac. “We’ve been awed to watch that community unfold at the Recovery Cafe in West Sacramento the last four years. And we’ve been awed to watch Congresswoman Matsui, Mayor Guerrero, Sutter Health and so many other advocates rally to innovative mental-health and recovery models like this one. This is how we replace negative generational cycles with enduring, hopeful ones. Our staff, volunteers and cafe members couldn’t be more grateful.”

“West Sacramento’s Recovery Cafe is a vital home for those seeking healing, connection, and hope in our community,” said Mayor Guerrero. “We are deeply grateful for Congresswoman Matsui’s leadership for the federal funding to expand this life-changing work. Because of her leadership and commitment, hope is growing stronger in our community.

“What makes Mosaic Village so powerful is that it doesn’t rely on a single approach,” said Mayor Pro Tem Sulpizio Hull. “It brings together the most effective elements of care, community, and support into one intentional model that is designed to meet people where they are and help them build a path forward with dignity.”

Mosaic Village will transform two vacant acres near West Sacramento’s city center into a campus with permanent supportive housing, workforce development programs, emergency food and resource distribution, and case management. The centerpiece of Mosaic Village will be a new Recovery Cafe.

Since 2022, Mosaic West Sac has operated the Recovery Cafe West Sac, part of a nationwide network of safe, inclusive spaces for those impacted by homelessness, substance-use disorders, domestic violence, and other forms of traumas. The federal funding secured by Congresswoman Matsui will go towards the new Recovery Cafe, with additional space, a commercial-grade kitchen, additional meeting rooms, offices, and outdoor seating areas to promote wellness.

This investment builds on Congresswoman Matsui’s longstanding record of delivering federal funding to the West Sacramento community. In 2023, she secured $3.18 million for the City’s Heritage Oaks Park Improvement Project. In 2024, she secured $15 million for the Bryte Park Master Plan Implementation Project.

For more information on Mosaic Village, click HERE.

For information on the Recovery Cafe, click HERE. 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett (USVI)

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA)

WASHINGTON—Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with 27 other Members of the House of Representatives, have written a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin demanding information on the individuals sent on deportation flights to El Salvador who are still held incommunicado in the notorious maximum-security torture prison, CECOT, and other prisons.  

“We are extremely concerned the U.S. government has denied these individuals the right to challenge these deportations and detentions,” wrote the lawmakers in their letter. “As Members of Congress, it is our moral and official duty to ensure that the United States does not violate international human rights standards by ensuring transparency and accounting of official U.S. acts.” 

In March and April 2025, the Trump Administration sent some 30 to 40 Salvadorans, along with more than 200 Venezuelans, to be held in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador. Multiple reports by international human rights monitors have documented horrific conditions in prisons across El Salvador, including in CECOT, including torture.

While the Venezuelans were repatriated to Venezuela, the status of the deported Salvadorans is largely unknown. Family members of those sent to CECOT and other prisons, and their lawyers, are unable to ascertain information about the health and status of their loved ones, or even if they are still alive.

Specifically, the letter asks for the release of the names, nationalities, and immigration file numbers of every individual from these deportation flights still held incommunicado in CECOT and in other prisons.  The lawmakers cite legal and administrative precedents for the release of such information, as well as the fact that the White House has already published some of the names, disproving anticipated arguments that the information cannot be released for national security reasons.

“The U.S. government’s refusal to provide information about these individuals to Congress, the public, and especially their families, amounts to acts of enforced disappearance, a human rights violation under international law.  Whether their names are part of the public record or not, all the men who the U.S. government deported to El Salvador deserve due process and equitable treatment, regardless of any criminal misconduct or deportation orders in their past,” conclude the Members of Congress in their letter.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Sean Casten (IL-06)

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (25th District of FLORIDA)

MIAMI LAKES, FL– Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Dean of the Florida Congressional Delegation, presented $973,000 in federal funding for the Town of Miami Lakes Big Cypress drainage improvements project.

Congressman Diaz-Balart said, “Floridians know all too well the damage flooding can cause, from torn up streets and sidewalks to dangerous, impassable roadways. That’s why I’m thrilled to deliver nearly $1 million in federal funding to the Town of Miami Lakes to reconstruct the drainage system, near the corner of Miami Lakeway South and Big Cypress Drive, an area that experiences frequent flooding.

Flooding along this roadway can comprise emergency evacuation and response times, as it connect residents to a critical evacuation route. The reconstruction of the drainage system will double the capacity of the existing system, helping to prevent flooding, eliminate dangerous standing water, and improve public safety.

 I’m grateful to Mayor Josh Dieguez and Town Manager Edward Pidermann for their leadership and for working closely with me to address the needs of the community.”

This project received funding through the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2026, which was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on February 3, 2026.

Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart represents Florida’s 26th Congressional District and serves as Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee. He is the Dean of the Florida Congressional Delegation and has a longstanding, successful track record of delivering crucial funding for infrastructure, transit, and roadway improvements.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (25th District of FLORIDA)

MIAMI, FL – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Dean of the Florida Congressional Delegation, presented $6,000,000 in federal funding to the Florida Department of Transportation for the planning and design to alleviate traffic congestion on and off I-75 around NW 170^th Street and NW 154^th Street.

Congressman Diaz-Balart said, “I’m proud to once again be delivering a significant amount of federal funding to alleviate traffic congestion in South Florida, reduce commute times, and improve public safety along the I-75 in Miami-Dade County. This project will redesign access points at NW 170^th and NW 154^th to ease congestion and improve safety along one of the most heavily traveled stretches of I-75, with the aim of enabling residents to enter and exit I-75 more smoothly, specifically between NW 138^th St and Miami Gardens Drive.

I’m grateful to my partners at the state and local level, including Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rene Garcia, Florida Department of Transportation District 6 Secretary Daniel Iglesias, and Director of Miami-Dade Transit and Public Works Stacey Miller, who are always working with me to address our community needs.”

This project received funding through the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2026, which was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on February 3, 2026.

Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart represents Florida’s 26th Congressional District and serves as Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee. He is the Dean of the Florida Congressional Delegation and has a longstanding, successful track record of delivering crucial funding to alleviate traffic congestion in South Florida, focusing on infrastructure, transit, and roadway improvements.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) released the following statement on his ongoing efforts to demand performance and accountability from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

“The Army Corps is hoarding tens of billions of dollars that have been appropriated and allocated but remain unspent. The current model feeds study after study, while projects get delayed, construction costs increase, and navigation benefits and flood protection go undelivered. It’s a broken model, and I’m committed to forcing change,” said Congressman Higgins.

In October of 2025, Congressman Higgins delivered a white paper to the White House and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), outlining proposed reforms to the USACE’s civil works mission. Congressman Higgins cites the Vermilion River, Morganza to the Gulf, and Southwest Coastal Louisiana projects as examples of USACE’s bureaucratic delays limiting construction. Read the full white paper here.

The white paper reads, “In the region I represent, the USACE is holding approximately $725 million in previously appropriated funds – some of which were initiated by Congress more than four years ago. Despite construction having been authorized long ago, these projects are being held up by USACE’s insistence on additional studies and environmental review.”

“These delays are injurious to our nation – perpetuating cost overruns, preventing important mitigation work, and jeopardizing economic benefits from proper maintenance of our water resources,” the proposal continues. “President Trump should use existing authorities to waive regulatory burdens and empower non-federal sponsors on USACE projects. I believe we can use executive authorities to unleash the largest construction endeavor in our nation’s history, rivaling that of the Works Progress Administration, without any new spending.”

Congressman Higgins added, “My office has engaged the Army Corps and the administration directly to seek significant reforms. However, the Corps’ Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork initiative, announced in February, falls short.”

“As we move forward with the FY27 appropriations process, I will not be using our limited number of community funding projects to send additional dollars to the Corps. They have a failing record of performance, and my office will continue to demand accountability. We’re seeking reforms that empower non-federal project sponsors and prioritize construction using previously appropriated funds,” concluded Congressman Higgins.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA)

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has announced that it will provide free, confidential black lung screenings to coal miners in Virginia. As part of the NIOSH Coal Worker’s Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP), all coal miners are welcome and encouraged to participate. The NIOSH mobile unit will provide screening services from 8 am-3 pm on Tuesday, April 7, at Stone Mountain Health Services in Vansant, Virginia. 

In response to this news, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:

“I am glad that the NIOSH Coal Worker’s Health Surveillance Program will come provide free black lung screenings to coal miners in Southwest Virginia! 

“Coal is a fixture in Southwest Virginia. Coal miners in our region have served the energy and steel needs of American communities for decades. Accordingly, it is appropriate for the government to support them for their service to our country with this opportunity. 

“I thank Stone Mountain Health Services for their efforts to treat black lung, and I encourage all willing coal miners to visit the NIOSH mobile unit on April 7.”

BACKGROUND

Congressman Griffith serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. 

In a previous Health Subcommittee hearing with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Congressman Griffith expressed his support for working with the Trump Administration to help fight black lung disease. 

More information related to the NIOSH Coal Worker’s Health Surveillance Program can be found here.

Stone Mountain Health Services is located at 1060 Anchorage Cir, Vansant, Virginia 24656.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11)

Washington, D.C. – Following the FBI briefing on the Hezbollah-inspired attack on Temple Israel, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens released the following statement: 

“The man who attacked a synagogue in West Bloomfield had one goal—to murder Jewish Americans in our community. New reports from the FBI say that this attack was motivated by Hezbollah’s hateful and extremist ideology, underscoring the urgent need to protect our houses of worship from antisemitic violence. No American should have to fear being attacked while practicing their faith.

“I appreciate the FBI’s prompt and thorough involvement in investigating the antisemitic terrorist attack on Temple Israel. It is critical that this investigation be conducted with the urgency, transparency, and seriousness it deserves, and that it is done in coordination with Oakland County law enforcement. I will continue working with federal, state, and local partners to support this investigation, keep Michigan communities safe, and rebuild Temple Israel.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04)

WASHINGTON — This afternoon, Speaker Johnson and Leader Thune released a joint statement announcing a path forward to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security – including CBP and ICE – and end the record-long Democrat shutdown.

“We appreciate and share the President’s determination to once and for all bring an end to the Democrat DHS shutdown.

“In the coming days, Republicans in the Senate and House will be following through on the President’s directive by fully funding the entire Department of Homeland Security on two parallel tracks: through the appropriations process and through the reconciliation process.

“We appreciate that Senator Graham and the Senate Budget Committee have already initiated the process of developing a budget resolution that will ensure border security and immigration enforcement will be funded for the balance of the Trump Administration and insulated from future attempts by the Democrats to defund those agencies.

“We operated under a belief that while our country is in the midst of an international armed conflict, Democrats might finally come to their senses and understand that defunding our homeland security agencies is beyond reckless and very dangerous. While we hoped they would accept the 60-day CR to fund the Department entirely so that bipartisan negotiations could continue, it is now abundantly clear that Democrats place allegiance to their radical left-wing base above all else — including their own power of the purse — which means open borders and protecting criminal illegal aliens. That is not acceptable to Republicans in Congress, nor is it to the American people. We cannot allow Democrats to any longer put the safety of the American public at risk through their open border policies, so we are taking that off the table.

“In following this two-track approach, the Republican Congress will fully reopen the Department, make sure all federal workers are paid, and specifically fund immigration enforcement and border security for the next three years so that those law-enforcement activities can continue uninhibited. In return, Democrats will once again demonstrate to the American people their support for open borders and keeping criminal illegal immigrants in America.”

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