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Rep. Laura Friedman

@friedman.house.gov

Member of Congress representing California's 30th District. Pool shark. Pro: bikes, trains, housing, single payer healthcare & induction stoves!

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Iran War Cost Tracker — $1 Billion Per Day The Pentagon estimates the war in Iran costs $1 billion per day. Track the running total in real time.

The next time Trump and Republicans tell you there’s no money for your healthcare, remember that their war with Iran is costing us $1 billion a day. There’s plenty of money in the budget, just not for you.

iran-cost-ticker.com

07.03.2026 00:33 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
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I just voted yes on the War Powers Resolution.

Listen to my thoughts here.

During my briefing, I didn’t receive evidence of any imminent threat to justify this attack. Now six American soldiers are dead with no clear endgame. Our country deserves better than another endless war.

05.03.2026 22:39 👍 21 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

...pass the No Masks for ICE Act, end legal immunity for ICE agents, require warrants for arrests and searches, and bring an end to this agency’s chaos, cruelty and violence.

05.03.2026 19:06 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I called for Kristi Noem's removal. I voted against funding her lawless operations, and supported her impeachment.

Today she's out. But the damage she did to Americans — including labeling victims "domestic terrorists" after being killed by her agents — won’t be erased.

I'll keep fighting to...

05.03.2026 19:06 👍 17 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 0
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Maybe you should have planned for stranded Americans as you made plans to start a war. Although it’s possible you didn’t plan for either, because you’re that incompetent.

03.03.2026 19:18 👍 20 🔁 3 💬 4 📌 0
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March 7 Passport Fair My office is hosting a free Passport Fair with the State Department to help you get your passport book or passport card! Apply for routine or expedited service, and get your passport photo taken (thou...

More info below and call my office at (818) 524-4384 if its still not working for you, they can help:

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03.03.2026 18:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Kash Patel’s use of jet delayed FBI team’s mass shooting response, whistleblower tells top senator Sen. Richard Durbin says FBI director’s “misplaced priorities” led to the delayed response to the Brown University shooting in December.

Kash Patel should resign. His jetsetting habits (all on the taxpayer dime) impeded the federal government’s response to the terrible tragedy last year at Brown University. It’s ridiculous.

Saying that he’s extremely unqualified to be FBI director is a serious understatement.

03.03.2026 17:48 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Absolutely devastating news this morning. Three heroic U.S. service members have been killed and five seriously wounded.

I am praying for those lost, and wishing a full recovery for the injured. My heart goes out to their families and loved ones. May their memories be a blessing.

01.03.2026 16:47 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 2

As Trump drags us toward war with Iran, Speaker Johnson canceled two days of votes next week. This is unacceptable.

SpeakerJohnson must bring us back immediately so we can vote on the war powers resolution. Do your job!

01.03.2026 02:44 👍 20 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

This is the Iran War Powers Resolution we absolutely need to vote on immediately. I cosponsored it last June because I was worried that this would happen.

www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

28.02.2026 17:39 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 1

I stand for the freedom of the Iranian people, and support their fight for the right to choose their own leaders. However, we are a country of laws, and no President is above the law or the Constitution.

28.02.2026 15:05 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 1

We cannot allow President Trump to drag Americans into another endless war. That is why I have supported bipartisan legislation to end US involvement in Iran without Congressional authorization since June of 2025. We must vote on that legislation immediately.

28.02.2026 15:05 👍 48 🔁 7 💬 4 📌 0
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Temple Emanu El is my temple.

It is a place that welcomes everyone, not just those of the Jewish faith, and seeing the desecration of its walls with swastikas is heartbreaking.

Read my full statement below:

27.02.2026 23:47 👍 10 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 1

There is not a penny from your pocketbook that Trump won’t trade to enrich himself. That’s why I’m fighting these tariffs and working on making things more affordable for Americans. (2/2)

27.02.2026 20:55 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.

$4 billion to President Trump and his family, while American families each had to pay $1,200 more last year because of his tariff tantrums. (1/2)

27.02.2026 20:55 👍 6 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0

I've joined the bipartisan War Powers Resolution to check Trump's reckless power grabs, and stop him from dragging us into another ‘forever war’. (2/2)

26.02.2026 18:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The American people have made it abundantly clear: Trump must not initiate a war with Iran without explicit Congressional approval. The Constitution gives Congress, and Congress alone, war powers. (1/2)

26.02.2026 18:38 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Loved welcoming the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to D.C. to discuss their work and ways we can work more closely together.

Partnerships like these are how we bring home investments to make our communities more affordable places to live, work, and raise a family.

25.02.2026 20:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Hours of ‘everything is great’ from the man who’s dismantling healthcare, handing tax cuts to billionaires, and making your life more expensive with illegal tariffs.

25.02.2026 03:57 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 4 📌 1

Trump has cut healthcare to pay for billionaire tax cuts, raised tariffs costing families thousands, and made our communities less safe.

This is time better spent.

25.02.2026 01:46 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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I won’t be at the State of the Union tonight. I spent time before it started with some friends like @brotherjones.bsky.social, @fernandez.house.gov, and @mcbride.house.gov instead.

25.02.2026 01:46 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0
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Americans sour on Trump ahead of State of the Union, polls find New polls show the president’s approval rating falling among Democrats and independents, though it remains strong among Republicans.

The President will bring bluster and BS tonight. The truth is that Americans know things aren't "great again" when they're struggling to pay rent or mortgages, and grocery prices climb.

I won’t be there to give him the audience he craves.

www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

24.02.2026 23:09 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

In case you’re wondering what I’m doing today…

24.02.2026 15:22 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I won't be attending tomorrow's State of the Union. Trump has cut healthcare to pay for billionaire tax cuts, raised tariffs costing families thousands of dollars a year, and made our communities less safe.

I refuse to dignify his actions and that record by giving him the audience he craves.

23.02.2026 20:06 👍 34 🔁 4 💬 7 📌 2

Hope you can make it! (2/2)

23.02.2026 18:30 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Excited to announce that I’m hosting a big Passport Fair on March 7th at Glendale Central Library!

Skip the long lines at other passport centers and get an stress-free experience on March 7th from 9 AM to 3 PM. Walk-ins are available, but I highly encourage you to schedule an appointment. (1/2)

23.02.2026 18:29 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 0
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If you are a U.S. citizen in Mexico, you may be affected by a shelter in place advisory if you are currently in one of the areas mentioned below. I wanted to share some helpful phone numbers and resources so that you can access the most up-to-date information and get assistance if you need it.

23.02.2026 17:13 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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US spent $40 million on roughly 300 deportations to third nations, Democratic report finds The Trump administration spent at least $40 million to deport roughly 300 migrants to countries other than their own, according to a report compiled by the Democratic staff of the Senate Foreign Relat...

The Trump Administration spent an outrageous $30 million to deport 300 undocumented immigrants, but tell you they don’t have enough money to make your healthcare more affordable.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

22.02.2026 23:59 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

This administration repeals, deletes, and denies science, but they can’t erase the fact that Americans feel the negative impacts of climate change every day.

I will always fight for a better and cleaner future for my constituents and their families.

22.02.2026 17:18 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

I’ve taken on these Trump cuts once and won back nearly $20 million in lifesaving care for this district, and I’ll fight to do it again. (2/2)

21.02.2026 18:01 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0