WASHINGTON — Rep. Anna Eshoo, a Democrat representing parts of California’s Silicon Valley, announced Tuesday that she will not run for reelection next year, marking the end of her more than three decades in Congress. “And I do so with a heart filled with unending gratitude to you, my magnificent constituents.” Eshoo’s retirement will likely kick off a fierce race …
Rep. Anna Eshoo speaks during a congressional subcommittee hearing in 2020. She voted against a federal data privacy bill, saying it would override a California law. A key congressional committee is pushing a federal bill to bolster protections for consumers’ online data privacy, but California lawmakers have launched an aggressive bid to amend or block the legislation because it would …
Forty-three million Americans owe a collective $1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt. “That includes drastically increasing Pell Grants, reforming our college accountability system to hold bad actors accountable, and eliminating federal interest for future borrowers.” Rep. Eric Swalwell, at home with his family, said he supports Biden’s plan on student loans but says it fails to address the long-term …
