After a three year lull, the MS-13 gang is starting to gain a foothold in Mendota. City leaders told Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, that in the last 6 months they've made arrests for extortion and other crimes. "Anything you could do to help us with that would be great," Mendota...
Vice President Stops at Lemoore Navy Base, Says Trump Reversed ‘Hollowed Out’ Military
With only four days left until leaving office, Vice President Mike Pence came to the Central Valley on Saturday to reflect on the Trump administration's efforts to build up the military. He spoke to approximately 80 sailors on the tarmac of Naval Air Station Lemoore. The vice president, in a...
McCarthy, Valadao on Washington D.C. Protests: It Is ‘Un-American,’ Has To Stop
[aggregation-styles] Visalia Times Delta Subscription House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) condemned the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and called on President Trump to make a statement in a bid to calm the mob in an interview on CBS. "What we are currently watching unfold is un-American. I...
Republicans Hope to Set Stage for House Turnaround in Valley, State
LOS ANGELES — California is one of the most heavily Democratic states in the country, but Republicans this year are determined to regain a string of U.S. House seats the party lost to Democrats two years ago. President Donald Trump, who wants the House back under GOP control and House...
Bipartisan Success by Valley Lawmakers Could Lift California Dairies
After many challenging years, California dairies have reason for optimism thanks to a bipartisan effort by Rep. David Valadao and other House members from the Valley. On Thursday, the California Federal Milk Marketing Order Act took effect. The marketing order is intended to make dairies in the Valley and throughout...
Valadao Among GOP Lawmakers Critical of Trump's Putin Summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — "Bizarre." ''Shameful." ''Disgraceful." That's the swift and sweeping condemnation directed at President Donald Trump on Monday after he sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a stunning appearance in Helsinki — and that's just from the Republicans. Lawmakers in both major parties and former intelligence officials appeared...
Valadao Calls Trump's Family Separation Policy 'Unacceptable.' Costa Visits Border.
A defiant President Trump said Monday that he won't allow the United States to become a "migrant camp." "Not on my watch," the president added. The president's remarks came before an event in Washington, D.C., in which he directed the Pentagon to create a “space force” as the Defense Department’s...
Valadao, Costa, Denham Want Trump To Revise Tariffs
Eight California congressional representatives sent a bipartisan letter to the Trump administration Monday urging a second look at imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The reason for their concern is China's reaction to the administration's March 8 announcement of a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on...