Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles) is an outspoken critic of the Trump administration. Take 5 met Lieu during his "Adopt-a-District" town hall Thursday night (April 5) at Clovis West High School in Fresno. Topics Covered in Take 5 Video We asked Lieu his thoughts on: — Valley agriculture, and how President...
Gun Control? It Takes More Than Walkouts & High Poll Numbers.
Why doesn’t the government do what the people want? After the recent deadly shooting at a Florida high school, many Americans are asking that question about the federal government’s firearms policy. Recent polls show that a majority of Americans support stronger gun laws – including tighter restrictions on purchasing and...
National Dems Vow to 'Retire' Congressmen Valadao and Nunes
In the wake of a tight special election for an open congressional seat in Pennsylvania, the Democrats are targeting David Valadao (R-Hanford) and Devin Nunes (R-Tulare). The Pennsylvania race between Democrat Conor Lamb, a former Marine, and Republican candidate Rick Saccone showed Lamb leading by 641 votes, with some absentee ballots...
Denham: His Plan to Fix Infrastructure and Protect Dreamers
Congressman Jeff Denham hopes President Trump’s infrastructure plan will help expand Highway 99. Speaking one-on-one with GV Wire, Denham talked about water, infrastructure and immigration. He also touched on his plan to help Californians protect special projects they approve. While his district does not represent Fresno County (he has represented...
You Might Love Tax Reform Now But Hate It Tomorrow
Almost everyone got a tax break after passage of tax reform last month — including American farmers. But some farmers and co-ops got an inadvertent tax break — one with potentially damaging repercussions, according to the senators who worked on the section of the law at issue. That section is...
Want a Powerful Economy? Support the DREAM Act.
The final day for an Obama-era program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, was set to be Monday, March 5. In 2017, President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced they would shut down the program. However, immigrants and the University of California filed separate lawsuits against...
Why You Should Vote for a Woman in 2018
This year, women are poised to make great gains in congressional representation. Across the country, women are running for office in greater numbers than ever before, in particular for seats in Congress. Including both incumbents and challengers, more than 500 women are running for seats in the House and the...
There Are Lies. There Are Damned Lies. And There Is This Janz Campaign Tweet.
Followers of the Twitter account for Andrew Janz's campaign would think his campaign manager got into a knock-down, drag-out shouting match with a prominent Devin Nunes supporter. But the reality failed to live up to the hype. Not only was the Democratic challenger for the 22nd congressional district not there,...
There Are Lies. There Are Damned Lies. And There Is This Janz Campaign Tweet.
Followers of the Twitter account for Andrew Janz's campaign would think his campaign manager got into a knock-down, drag-out shouting match with a prominent Devin Nunes supporter. But the reality failed to live up to the hype. Not only was the Democratic challenger for the 22nd congressional district not there,...
17 More Shooting Deaths and Still No Common Ground
Let's consider the possibility that both sides — though they are a thousand miles apart — make cogent points in America's torrid debate about gun violence and mass shootings. The "thoughts and prayers" utterances by Second Amendment espousing politicians neither address the problem nor provide even an ounce of consolation...