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GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: HOW IT MAY IMPACT YOU
Funding for the federal government expired on September 30, 2025.
I’ve always been a strong advocate for bipartisanship, and I encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to work together to find a commonsense compromise to keep the government open. I am committed to doing everything I can to make that happen.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – With just hours to fund the federal government, valley congressmen David Valadao and Adam Gray spoke out Monday.
The two are divided, like their parties, on what needs to be done before the government shuts down this Wednesday.
“These are items that aren’t going to happen, they’re not legitimate requests,” said Congressman Valadao
WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Adam Gray (CA-13) and Gabe Evans (CO-08) last week introduced legislation to counter the fentanyl crisis. The bipartisan Combatting Fentanyl Poisonings Act would expand grant funding for fentanyl awareness campaigns aimed at children and support training programs and equipment purchases for law enforcement agencies tracking and apprehending fentanyl traffickers.
About 4 million Californians are about to lose their Medicaid coverage, another 1.7 million Covered California enrollees will see a premium increase of 66% because of expiring tax credits. On top of that, 70 hospitals are on the verge of declaring bankruptcy because of the One,Big, Beautiful Bill.
And what are Republicans in Congress doing to keep us from going over a healthcare cliff? Nothing.
House Speaker Mike Johnson sent representatives home until Oct. 6.
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adam Gray (CA-13), joined by House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33) and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone (NJ-06), led a group of House Democrats today in calling on Congress to pass Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC – On the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid, Congressman Adam Gray (CA-13) introduced legislation to restore funding to critical Medicaid and ACA programs. Cuts to Medicaid and ACA programs included in the partisan reconciliation bill signed by President Trump in July threaten health coverage for 15 million Americans, including nearly 420,000 people in Congressman Gray’s district who rely on Medicaid (known as Medi-Cal in California).
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray’s STRIVE Act to limit copay costs for veterans at VA health clinics passed with unanimous consent out of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs this week. The bill was recommended favorably by a voice vote, with no opposition from any member of the committee. The committee’s vote renders the bill eligible to be brought to the House Floor for a vote.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced), joined by Congressmen Greg Murphy, MD, (R-NC) and Neal Dunn (R-FL), has introduced the bipartisan Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act. The legislation would fix existing physician reimbursement policy to ensure fair payment for health care providers and secure commercial access to prescription drugs for patients.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) today introduced the Stop Troubling Retroactive Invoices for Veteran Expenses (STRIVE) Act of 2025 to limit copay costs for veterans seeking care at VA facilities. Under current law, veterans must navigate a series of bureaucratic hurdles to obtain waivers for copay debts accrued as a result of errors internal to the VA. The STRIVE Act would allow the VA to grant waivers to large groups of veterans who may be saddled with copay debt through no fault of their own.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will be awarding a $5.3 million grant to the Community Action Partnership of Madera County. The grant will support Head Start and Early Head Start programming through Community Action Partnership, which serves Madera and Fresno Counties. Congressman Gray issued the following statement after the grant was announced.