I am proud to have secured over $11 MILLION in Community Project Funding for 15 transformative projects in the East Bay. (1/3)

It was great to sit down with members of the community at my Coffee with your Congresswoman event. Hearing from neighbors like Philip guides my work in Washington and helps me to center our communities' deepest needs.

ICE is a damaging force in our communities. Oversight Dems and @replsimon.bsky.social will continue to investigate abuses carried out by DHS agents wherever they occur. They will be brought to justice.

CAPAC members stood united in front of ICE HQ to say: Kristi Noem has got to go.

It was wonderful to join the Oakland Chinatown community last weekend for the annual Lunar New Year celebration. May the year of the horse bring you and your family joy, prosperity, and good health.

Good luck to the East Bay's very own Alysa Liu as she competes at the Olympics! Team Simon is cheering you on from Oakland!

Improving transportation is critical to reducing commute times and increasing quality of life in the Bay Area, and the RIDER Safety Act is a great first step (2/2).

Proud to co-lead the innovative RIDER Safety Act with @replsimon.bsky.social to help ensure public transit in the Bay Area is safe and reliable (1/2).

This week, House and Senate Democrats held a hearing where we listened to devastating testimony from American citizens brutalized by ICE. As Members of Congress, we must use every oversight & legislative tool available to dismantle abusive enforcement practices and rein in ICE’s unchecked power.

People from the East Bay to Minneapolis to Baltimore have been clear: ICE OUT. Noem must resign. I joined my @usprogressives.bsky.social, @capac.house.gov, @cbc.house.gov, and @hispaniccaucus.bsky.social colleagues outside of the ICE headquarters in D.C... (1/3)

I recently introduced the RIDER Safety Act! We all know that safe and reliable public transit keeps our communities connected --getting people to work, school, and more... (1/2)

I voted against funding for ICE today for the second time. The East Bay has made clear at the Alameda County and city level that we will hold the line against a violent ICE force and support our immigrant communities – I will continue to hold the line and our values with my votes in Congress.

This past weekend, I hosted my first "Coffee with Your Congresswoman" at Kinfolx in Oakland, so I could hear straight from you about what you and your family are most concerned about. We talked about the Trump Administration's overreach and abuse of government agencies… (1/2)

I’m proud to announce I secured over $1 million in Community Project Funding for research equipment at Samuel Merritt University’s new Downtown Oakland campus. I’m committed to fighting for federal funding that advances our city, invests in opportunity, & says YES to great health care and education.

I was so proud to join labor, transit, and community leaders at the 19th Street BART Station in Oakland to announce my new bill - the RIDER Safety Act!

The administration terminated $2 billion in funding for addiction and mental health programs nationwide, including 13 grants in CA12. I contacted Secretary Kennedy demanding the administration reinstate the funds. The next day the funds were reinstated, including every single grant in my district.

We must all stand in solidarity and demand the immediate release of these journalists. Donald Trump told us he would put troops on our streets, arrest journalists, and violate the Constitution. He is doing exactly that. And I will continue to fight it with everything I have.

My 3rd bill passed the House last week! I spoke on the House Floor in support of my bill, the Main Street Parity Act - which will modernize the law to ensure small businesses in special purpose properties (like bowling alleys, car washes, & funeral centers) are subject to EQUAL financing standards.

The crusade of cruelty that this administration is carrying out against immigrant communities is violent. It has cost people their lives. It betrays the original promises of our nation… (1/2)

The East Bay has always been clear - we are for justice over all else. I am working closely with Mayor Lee to ensure that we are putting justice first, protecting our communities, caring for each other, and standing up for our rights… (1/2)

My colleague and sister, @repilhan.bsky.social was attacked last night while doing what she has always done: standing with her people. Ilhan has served Minnesota through death threats, the President’s attacks, and a federal occupation of her city. She shows up. She tells the truth. (1/2)

As a Vice Chair of @equality.house.gov, I had the opportunity to sit down with the Berkeley Pacific Center for Human Growth to hear about their work serving the LGBTQ+ community in the East Bay and to talk about how I can best support and expand LGBTQ+ services and health care initiatives at home.

Kristi Noem has led a culture of violence, government abuse, & terror at DHS - it is a danger to our nation and American citizens. I am an original cosponsor of @robinkelly.house.gov articles of impeachment against Sec. Noem & continue to stand fully behind the call to remove her from her position.

Rep Lateefah Simon in Minneapolis participating in a public hearing as part of the oversight responsibility of Congress.

ICE is killing American citizens. Trump and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem have enabled a system of abuse of government power, militarism, and unchecked state violence where communities are treated as disposable.

Yesterday, I voted YES on another War Powers Resolution to stop President Trump's illegal actions in Venezuela. All but 2 Republicans voted against the War Powers Resolution -- betraying their constitutional duties and refusing to hold the President accountable.

I voted NO on H.R. 7147, the FY 2026 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, which would continue to fund ICE & Customs and Border Protection at outrageous levels and further enable the Trump Administration’s racist enforcement actions against immigrant communities across this country.

Renee Good was killed in broad daylight by an ICE agent. The administration moved quickly to disparage her character, a tactic historically weaponized against Black victims of police violence. Last week I cosponsored the Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026.

My bipartisan bill, the Main Street Parity Act, just passed UNANIMOUSLY in the House. This is a commonsense fix that levels the playing field and gives businesses in "special purpose buildings" the same access to capital as any other commercial property.

I am heartened to hear that no one was critically hurt following a structure fire in downtown Oakland yesterday. Thank you to the Oakland Fire Dept. & Mayor Lee for their quick response. Find more info on shelter, relocation resources, legal aid here: www.oaklandca.gov/News-Release....

Continued @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social #Berkeley MLK Day of Service at Dorothy Day House, where our #district4 team joined the Mayor’s Office, Office of @replsimon.bsky.social, and neighbors to prep meals for the unhoused community. It was such an inspiring way to honor Dr. King’s legacy. #MLKDay

CAPAC Chair @meng.house.gov, Chair Emerita @chu.house.gov, and CAPAC member @liccardo.house.gov mark three years since the Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay shootings:

This week, I joined my colleagues to introduce articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem. She has ALWAYS been unfit to hold the position of Secretary of DHS and it is long past time she was held accountable for her betrayal of the Constitution and the American people.

Thank you to @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social, @mayorher.bsky.social, @ag.state.mn.us, Somali leaders, local immigration leaders, and community members for sharing your stories and your experiences today. (1/2)

ICE is violently and unduly targeting Somali and other Black, brown, and immigrant communities in Minnesota and across the nation. This behavior is not new and has existed in many forms throughout American history. But like before, we will not let this violence and terror go unchecked. (1/2)

Bay Area House Democrats claim victory as White House reverses $1.9 billion cut in health funding trib.al/aB0llOx

I am in Minneapolis today to bear witness to the terror that Donald Trump has unleashed on our neighbors. Democratic members of Congress are here for a field hearing to conduct oversight and hear directly from members of the community about their lived experiences and organizing efforts.

Yesterday, the Trump administration abruptly terminated $2 billion in federal funding for over 2,000 addiction & mental health programs nationwide. I immediately contacted Sec. Kennedy, along with a number of my colleagues, demanding that the administration reverse course & reinstate these funds…

Last night, I voted against H.R. 7006, the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State and Related Agencies minibus appropriations bill. Read my full statement below.

Secretary Noem must resign or be removed from office. I support congressional action, including the impeachment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, to ensure accountability and justice.

The people of Iran are bravely fighting for freedom, self-determination, and the right to exist without terror and brutality. The Iranian people deserve to determine their own future. (1/2)

"It's an institution that is too far gone, and I think when we get back the presidency, we have a lot of atoning to do." @replsimon.bsky.social tells @deanobeidallah.bsky.social on ICE.

Today, CEC Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social spoke outside the Supreme Court as the Justices heard two cases with major ramifications for the rights of trans people. He concluded with a simple message for the young trans people being targeted by politicians: "You matter. You are not alone."

Since the first Korean immigrants arrived in the U.S. in 1903, Korean Americans have made immeasurable contributions to our nation — from business to technology to sports, the arts, food, medicine, and public service. Happy Korean American Day! 미주 한인의 날을 축하합니다!

The Trump Administration is betraying the American people, provoking foreign wars while people starve and sleep on our streets. Make no mistake - this is a confession of values.

Before politics, I spent decades working with young people. It’s how I got to know Coach Beam. His life's work was not to save Oakland’s children, it was to remind them that they were never lost. To Cindi, Monica and Sonjha: thank you for sharing him with us. Rest easy, Faithful Servant.

When Trump lashes out, California fights back. Late last week @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov filed a lawsuit to block the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from withholding funds already appropriated by Congress that would benefit our babies, elders, and working families… (1/2)

This administration gutted SNAP, Medicaid and ACA tax credits-and now they're attacking child care. Parents will lose the care they need to be able to go to work. This administration demonizes the poor, then weaponizes resources they rely on in Democratic led states. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...

The Trump Adminstration just froze millions of dollars for for child care subsidies, social services and cash support for low-income families in states with Democratic leaders. (1/2)

People are struggling to put food on the table. They can't afford their prescriptions. But somehow there's always unlimited money for war. The Administration's strike in Venezuela was unconstitutional. Congress wasn't consulted. We weren't notified. That's not how this works. (1/2)