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WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Representative Adam Gray (CA-13) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer requesting collaboration to develop and advance a comprehensive health care plan.
“If we work together, our hope is that the bill will not only achieve a sixty-vote majority in the Senate but will also then move to the House for immediate consideration and passage," the Members write.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday night to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The bill restores federal worker salaries and food aid benefits that had slowed earlier this month. But it doesn’t include healthcare subsidies that Democrats had largely been pushing for. But Merced Democratic Rep. Adam Gray tells KVPR that this doesn’t mean Democrats will stop pushing for those subsidies.
The recent government shutdown made one thing very clear: President Trump and his allies are far too comfortable using vulnerable Americans as political leverage. One of the first things they did during the shutdown was refuse to authorize emergency funds to cover food stamps, delaying Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits nationwide.
WASHINGTON, DC – After his vote to reopen the federal government, Rep. Adam Gray (CA-13) published an opinion editorial in the Turlock Journal. In the op-ed, Rep. Gray writes:
MERCED, CA – Rep. Adam Gray (CA-13) today announced that applications for service academy nominations through his office are now open. Each year, Members of Congress may nominate up to ten individuals for admission to one of our country’s service academies, including the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, NY; the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, MD; the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, CO; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, NY.
WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Adam Gray (CA-13) made the following statement after federal funding lapsed on September 30, shutting down the federal government.
“I do not support a government shutdown. It’s bad for our nation, dangerous for our security, and devastating for our economy and Valley families. The only way forward is bipartisan compromise — not partisan threats or political games.
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) introduced the bipartisan Harnessing Energy at Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act today alongside Representative Young Kim (CA-40). The bill would exempt geothermal activities on state and private land from federal drilling permits to encourage energy production and waive certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.