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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 12h

🚨ATTN BART RIDERS🚨 I secured $850,000 in federal funding for LED lighting upgrades at 9 @bart.gov stations across CA-12! This new lighting will help to make stations safer & more energy efficient. Keep an eye out for upgrades at YOUR home station this Bay Area Transit Month & in the coming months.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Congratulations to the Valkyries on their playoff win Sunday night. Looking forward to game 2 tonight - you make the Bay Area proud!

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I know this fight intimately, and I am fighting in Congress to make sure cancer research and care is funded and accessible.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It has been 12 years since I lost my husband Kevin to a rare form of cancer called T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia. Before he passed, Kevin participated in a clinical trial that gave him two more years of life - invaluable time for our young family.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month. I sat down to speak with Dr. Karen Rabin, a pediatric hematologist-oncologist, researcher, and Director of @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social Leukemia Program to talk about the importance of blood cancer awareness, research, and the work she does everyday.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Everyone deserves the right to make their own decisions on when & how to become a parent - regardless of their background or how much they earn. Congress must repeal the Hyde Amendment to ensure that all women—regardless of socioeconomic status, race, or ethnicity—can access the care they deserve.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment, one of the most harmful abortion restrictions ever enacted. The Hyde Amendment prohibits coverage of abortion care for individuals enrolled in the federal Medicaid program, and disproportionately targets low-income people who rely on Medicaid.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This legislation establishes a path forward to address ongoing injustices carried out by the U.S. government and demand the accountability our communities deserve.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Last week, @repmarkdesaulnier.bsky.social & I teamed up to introduce the "Confronting and Correcting Historical Injustices Act" to establish a Commission for Review & Correction of Historical Injustices to identify, investigate, and remedy historical injustice and discrimination by federal agencies.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

For too long, Black and brown communities have been subjected to discriminatory practices at the hands of our own government without proper accountability or acknowledgement. That legacy of racial inequality continues today as the Admin. kills American citizens & terrorizes immigrant communities.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

As Members of Congress, we’re using every tool available to us to dismantle abusive enforcement practices and hold the agencies that have enabled these practices accountable for the violence they've unleashed on American streets. Accountability is the floor, these families deserve justice.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hearing the lived experiences of people whose family members and neighbors were murdered by ICE - and the dehumanization, coverups, and lies that their own government pushed in the aftermath, was absolutely heartbreaking.

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Mark DeSaulnier @repmarkdesaulnier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Proud to partner with fellow Bay Area member @replsimon.bsky.social to introduce a bill, inspired by the case of the Port Chicago 50, to ensure marginalized communities who were harmed by the federal government have a path to rectify these injustices and demand accountability.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We know that we were made for this moment, and we will not only survive -- but we will create something better.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

To close out Congressional Black Caucus week, I hosted a breakfast for constituents in town. We came together to remember that our history wasn’t inherited easily. It was carved in sacrifice, in imagination, in refusal. We belong to a lineage of Dellums & Lee, of Black Panthers, of freedom fighters.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ms. Carlson spoke of the day she bore witness to the murder of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the hands of federal agents. She put forth the truth, and she is the example of what it looks like to show, share, and speak up when injustice happens.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This week, I joined my House and Senate Democratic colleagues to hear the testimony of people close to individuals who have been murdered by ICE agents and continue to demand accountability.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As a member of Congress with an acute visual impairment, this work is personal to me, and I am so proud to have brilliant members of my team working with advocates, doctors, and researchers to advance healthcare and disability justice!

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My health policy staffer, Addy, recently joined vision advocates to discuss the importance of vision care, our office's fight for disability justice in Congress, and innovative policies we can partner on to advance the fight for accessible care and resources for people with visual impairments.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Let me be clear: this is only a first step. I look forward to working with my colleagues on comprehensive policies that protect ratepayers, safeguard our environment and public health, and ensure large companies are held responsible for the costs their operations create.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Last week, I voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act, an initial framework to help ensure that costs associated with operating large data centers are not absorbed by our families, communities, and small businesses. East Bay families shouldn't endure the burden of those costs.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Congress needs a comprehensive federal framework to address their impacts on our communities, including the rising utility costs families may be forced to absorb.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Like many people in our district and across the country, I am deeply concerned about the rapid proliferation of data centers and the enormous energy demands they require.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As a co-chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus Caregiving Task Force and a member of the Congressional Labor Caucus, I stand firmly with care workers as they exercise their right to collective bargaining and take the next step in their @1199seiu.org union election.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The aging population is growing and the demand for home care workers and affordable care is surging.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I am so proud of the home care workers who have taken the historic first step to organize and fight for living wages, dignity, and strong Medicaid home care for all. This vote signals a shift in how care is recognized and supported in our country.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Wishing a meaningful fast to those observing Yom Kippur in CA-12 and across the country.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

504 loans are vital for businesses & entrepreneurs financing major assets, such as property & equipment, & are a lifeline especially as the cost of doing business climbs higher. As a member of the Small Business Committee, I will never stop fighting for resources & protections for small businesses.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This week, I introduced my SEVENTH bill to help support small businesses. The "504 Program Level Flexibility Act," would give the SBA flexibility to raise the level of financing available in the 504 loan program during times of high demand.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I will continue standing with our communities and fighting to protect California’s ability to pursue cleaner air and a healthier future.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I joined my CA Democratic delegation colleagues in calling for these protections to remain in place. Communities like Oakland, which already bear an outsized burden of pollution from ports & freight movement, deserve cleaner air, not another attempt to roll back California’s environmental standards.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

California has long led the nation in protecting the health of our communities & cleaning up pollution from our ports and waterways. H.J.Res. 210 and H.J.Res. 213 would undermine California’s authority to require cleaner harbor craft, including ferries, tugboats, & workboats operating in our waters.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The resolution passed with bipartisan support 220-204 - it's clear we need a foreign policy that prioritizes accountability, diplomacy, and de-escalation rather than create new pathways to conflict.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I voted YES on H.Con.Res. 86, the Iran War Powers Resolution to end President Trump's illegal war in Iran and reassert that Congress has the sole power to declare war.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

However, this legislation does more harm than good by implementing the largest expansion of presidential tariff authorities in history to a President who cannot be trusted with this power.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

President Trump already has significant authority to impose meaningful sanctions on Russia. The people of Ukraine have endured extraordinary loss and suffering as a result of Russia’s brutal war, and there must be accountability for that aggression.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today, I am voting NO on the Senate amendment to H.R. 5334, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, because the bill grants unnecessary sweeping new tariff authorities to the Executive Branch that could result in escalation.

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Inequality Media @inequalitymedia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"As we act, let us not become the evil that we deplore." 25 years ago today, Barbara Lee delivered this prescient warning — and cast the sole "No" vote — against the post-9/11 forever war.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today is National Voter Registration Day! Your vote is your voice. Stay engaged and visit registertovote.ca.gov to check your voter registration and register yourself and your friends + family!

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Online Voter Registration | California Secretary of State :: California Secretary of State

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Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus @capac.house.gov · 15/09/2026

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women earn as little as 67 cents for every $1 paid to white, non-Hispanic men. This #NHPIWomensEqualPayDay, we’ll recommit to fighting for equality, strong worker protections, and opportunities to build economic security for NHPI women.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This is about making air travel accessible, bringing good paying jobs to Oakland, supporting small businesses, and keeping revenue here at home. There's so much potential here in the East Bay, and when we work together, everyone wins.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Recently, we welcomed Frontier back to Oakland and celebrated nonstop service from Oakland to Las Vegas at prices people can actually afford. As a member of the House Small Business Committee, I am especially committed to the economic success and vitality of Oakland.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This new design will expand the size of the Port’s existing turning basins, which will allow the Port of Oakland to accommodate larger and more efficient modern cargo ships. Projects like these keep our port competitive on the global scale AND boost economic activity and jobs in Oakland - let's go!

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It was a pleasure to join the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Port of Oakland, representatives for Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft to announce the design agreement for the Oakland Harbor Turning Basins Widening Project.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Attention CA12 students! The deadline to submit an application for a service academy nomination is October 30th. If you're interested in a nomination, please visit the link in our bio or go to simon.house.gov/services/military-academy-nominations.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

L’Shana Tova to all celebrating Rosh Hashanah. May this new year bring peace, health, and prosperity for neighbors in the Bay Area and beyond.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🚨Attention CA12 students🚨 The deadline to submit your project is 10/26. There are so many brilliant young minds in the East Bay, and I cannot wait to see the projects that you create! Think of an idea, write the code, and submit your app at simon.house.gov/services/congressional-app-challenge.

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House Democrats @housedemocrats.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today, our nation remembers the lives lost on September 11, 2001 and honors the survivors, first responders and families whose lives were forever changed. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Have you ever wondered what it's like to intern in a Congressional district office? My incredible interns in Oakland peeled back the curtain to show you what a typical day looks like. Keep an eye on on simon.house.gov/internships later this fall season for info on paid spring semester internships!

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Congress has an urgent role to play in both oversight and accountability of AI development to ensure our communities have the transparency and protections we deserve.

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