‘This is about cruelty’: East Bay congresswoman outlines impacts of shutdown in her district

Democratic congressional representatives from California held a media briefing Wednesday to discuss the impacts of the federal government shutdown on the state’s residents.  

U.S. Reps. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, Laura Friedman, D-Burbank, Dave Min, D-Irvine, Lateefah Simon, D-Oakland, Derek Tran, D-Orange County, and George Whitesides, D-Santa Clarita, participated in the briefing and spoke about how the federal administration’s proposed funding cuts will impact health care access and affordability for Californians.