Rep. Adam Schiff

Democrat  •  29th District, California  •  6th Term  •  Sworn In 2001
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06/02/12
San Gabriel Valley cities, lawmakers want Measure R details

Representatives for Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Adam Schiff and for state Sens. Bob Huff and Carol Liu said they agreed with the committee. A spokesman for state Sen. Ed Hernandez said the senator would not vote for the legislation unless a project list ...

Source: Daily Breeze
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06/02/12
San Gabriel Valley cities, lawmakers want Measure R details

...COG said it would wait to examine the new information before taking a position on the bill. Representatives for Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Adam Schiff and for state Sens. Bob Huff and Carol Liu said they agreed with the committee. A spokesman for state Sen. Ed

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06/01/12
House Jewish Projection: Candidate Elimination Week

That is not the case in California’s ‎‎47th district, where Alan Lowenthal is trying to win the nomination, or in the state’s 28th district, ‎where Rep. Adam Schiff is vying to keep a seat in the House post-‎redistricting.

Source: Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
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06/01/12
HOW’S THAT “SMART DIPLOMACY” STUFF WORKIN’ OUT FOR YA? The Hill: Mexican official: Fast and Furiou…

...said. It wasn’t “botched.” It was meant to do everything that it did — except get found out. The goal was to create a climate of opinion that favored gun control, and it’s ironic to see Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) still trying to put it to thi

Source: Instapundit
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06/01/12
Mexican ambassador calls 2nd Amendment fears ‘gobbledygook'

...wholesalers and retailers. At the forum, sponsored by the Democratic-aligned think tank and advocacy organization NDN, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said his proposal to increase penalties for straw purchases of Mexico-bound weapons would help reduce ince

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06/01/12
San Gabriel Valley lawmakers try to stop Post Office closures

...leaders sent a letter to the Postmaster General to express their strong opposition and released the following statements: Rep. Adam Schiff (CA-29): "I remain deeply disappointed by USPS's short-sighted decision to close the mail sorting facilities at Ma

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05/31/12
Mexican official: Fast and Furious 'poisoned' public opinion of US

Sarukhan was on the Hill at the invitation of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) to promote tighter gun laws in the United States, including the reinstatement of the federal assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004. Sarukhan argued that Mexico has seen an ...

Source: Thehill.com
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05/31/12
Mexico Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan Says U.S. Guns Fuel Violence, Denies Mexico Is Infringing Upon Gun Rights

During a Thursday Capitol Hill forum, Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said that those who oppose efforts to reinstate a ban on assault weapons in the U.S. and closely regulate cross-border weapon traffic are -- perhaps ...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/31/12
House votes to outspend White House on spy bill

"The biggest sources of continuing differences involve some of our technical capabilities," Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said, but he would not provide details since the programs are classified. "There is less disagreement over human intelligence."

Source: FOX News
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05/31/12
House votes small boost in intelligence spending

"The biggest sources of continuing differences involve some of our technical capabilities," Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said, but he would not provide details since the programs are classified. "There is less disagreement over human intelligence."

Source: msnbc.com
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05/31/12
Lawmaker looks to alter FEMA aid requirements for smaller cities

U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., has filed a bill that seeks changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's qualifying requirements for small and medium-sized cities to get disaster assistance. "We need to reform the process so that small- and medium

Source: SmartBrief
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05/31/12
Voters Prepare to Head to the Polls in Primary Races

...Ontario businessman Kabiruddin Ali and retired teacher Marsha Feinland, of Berkeley, are also in the running. U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California) is the incumbent in District 28, which, as a result of redistricting, now includes West Hollywood. His Dem

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05/31/12
House votes small boost in intelligence spending

...area fully funded," he said. "The biggest sources of continuing differences involve some of our technical capabilities," Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said, but he would not provide details since the programs are classified. "There is less disagreement ov

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05/30/12
White House objects to Congress adding money to intel budget

Intelligence committee member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, said the funding levels are "for the most part consistent with the president's" but acknowledged there are differences in some programs involving "technical and tactical intelligence efforts."

Source: CNN
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05/30/12
Federal Disaster Aid Proposal Could Help More California Cities

Sign up for KTLA 5 Breaking News Email Alerts U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) introduced legislation Wednesday that would modify FEMA's qualifying formulas to make it easier for small- and medium-sized cities like Pasadena to receive disaster aid.

Source: KTLA.com
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05/30/12
Schiff Discusses Aid to Karabakh in Exclusive Interview with Asabrez/Horizon

Asbarez Editor Ara Khachatourian talks to Rep. Adam Schiff about the his efforts in the House Appropriations Committee, which resulted in more than doubling aid to Karabakh, provisions for Javakhk and maintaining aid to Armenia and the military parity ...

Source: Asbarez News
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05/30/12
Rep. Schiff introduces bill to help cities get disaster relief

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena, introduced legislation Wednesday that would facilitate small and medium-sized California cities like Pasadena to qualify for federal disaster relief following last year's devastating windstorm. The windstorm downed ...

Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune
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05/30/12
Federal disaster aid proposal could help more California cities

...their damages fell short of the threshold set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency at about $50 million. U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) introduced legislation Wednesday that would modify FEMA’s qualifying formulas to make it easier for small-

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05/30/12
Federal disaster aid proposal could help more California cities

...their damages fell short of the threshold set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency at about $50 million. U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) introduced legislation Wednesday that would modify FEMA’s qualifying formulas to make it easier for small-

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05/30/12
Rep. Schiff introduces bill to help cities get disaster relief

...Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena, introduced legislation Wednesday that would facilitate small and medium-sized California cities like Pasadena to qualify for federal disaster relief following last year's devastating windstorm. The windstorm downed hundreds of p

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05/30/12
White House expects 400 for Jewish American Heritage Month reception reception.

...Ted Deutch Rep. Eliot Engel Rep. Sander Levin Rep. Nita Lowey Rep. Jerrold Nadler Rep. Jarrod Polis Rep. Jan Schakowsky Rep. Adam Schiff Rep. Allyson Schwartz Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Rep. Henry Waxman WHITE HOUSE DISPLAY General Order Number 11 -

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05/29/12
Panel Stresses Communication with Congress

After his APS Fellowship with Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) Saltman worked on Schiff’s staff as legislative director for four years. Saltman says that the most direct and perhaps the most powerful way for working physicists to influence national politics is ..

Source: APS physics
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05/26/12
On the Town: Teeing up for benefit, to win a million bucks

Spotted at the party was Teresa Lamb Simpson, District Representative for U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff. Players from La Cañada included Mike Malone and Charles Kenny. When asked how they played, Kenney said, “Great! Well, actually we have no idea.”

Source: Glendale News-Press
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05/26/12
CA Democrats Press For Collaborative Study Of Helicopter Noise

...a joint letter, Democrat Representatives Howard Berman, Brad Sherman, Henry Waxman, Adam Schiff, and Janice Hahn, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), urged LaHood to direct the FAA to formally solicit stakeholder views on ways to address local concerns. I

Source: Aero-News.net
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05/25/12
A question about gay marriage

The president says he thinks “same-sex couples should be able to get married,” Paul Katami says “these are peoples’ lives” and that everyone should throw their support behind marriage equality, and Rep. Adam Schiff says such equality ...

Source: Burbank Leader
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05/24/12
Rep. Adam Schiff to Attend Memorial Day commemoration events

PASADENA – Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena, plans to attend Memorial Day commemoration events Monday throughout the district. Schiff will attend La Crescenta Memorial Day Observance, sponsored by the American Legion Post 288 and the Veterans of ...

Source: Pasadena Star-News
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05/24/12
Calif. Lawmakers Press for Collaborative Study of Helicopter Noise

Adam Schiff (D-29th Dist.), and Janice Hahn (D-36th Dist.), and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), urged LaHood to direct the FAA to formally solicit stakeholder views on ways to address local concerns. In addition, Rep. Berman spoke directly to ...

Source: Helicopter Association International
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05/24/12
House Rejects Amendment to Cut $10 Million from FY 2013 Funding for Mars Program

With that, I yield back the balance of my time.” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA): “Madam Chair, I rise in strong opposition to the amendment and urge my colleague to withdraw the amendment and work with us on this issue. “As a former U.S. attorney ...

Source: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS
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05/24/12
Politicians sound off about helicopter noise complaints

...Angeles." The letter was signed by Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, as well as Reps. Berman, Brad Sherman, Janice Hahn, Adam Schiff and Henry Waxman. Congressional aides said they hoped it would help spur an FAA public hearing on helicopter noi

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05/24/12
Politicians sound off about helicopter noise complaints

"I won't allow the issue of helicopter noise to be studied to death," said Rep. Howard Berman ... Berman, Brad Sherman, Janice Hahn, Adam Schiff and Henry Waxman. Congressional aides said they hoped it would help spur an FAA public hearing on helicopter ..

Source: Los Angeles Daily News
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