Congresswoman Nanette Barragán

@housedemocrats.bsky.social continue to focus on the cost of living crisis in America, while Trump and Republicans reward billionaires and raise costs even more.

Heard from parents who budget for every cost but still feel like they’re falling behind, students told me how they work to support their families but it still doesn’t seem to be enough, and small businesses had to choose between paying payroll or their electricity bill.

Our families are paying way too much— from groceries to rent to utilities. At yesterday’s roundtable I heard how people feel like they’re barely keeping their heads above water.

@housedemocrats.bsky.social continue to focus on the cost of living crisis in America, while Trump and Republicans reward billionaires and raise costs even more.

Heard from parents who budget for every cost but still feel like they’re falling behind, students told me how they work to support their families but it still doesn’t seem to be enough, and small businesses had to choose between paying payroll or their electricity bill.

Our families are paying way too much— from groceries to rent to utilities. At yesterday’s roundtable I heard how people feel like they’re barely keeping their heads above water.

My statement on the US’ attacks on Iran:

Nearly blind refugee found dead in New York days after immigration agents dropped him at a coffee shop alone, officials say | CNN The death of a nearly blind refugee in Buffalo, New York, days after Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a coffee shop alone, has prompted an investigation into the circumstances of his final days...

Nurul Amin Shah Alam should be alive today. CBP left a nearly blind, older man who couldn’t speak English miles away from his home on a freezing winter night.

Nurul’s death was a cruel tragedy that must be investigated and these agents need to be held accountable.

www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/u...

Trump lies. He lies everyday. And he lied during the State of the Union. It was important to show many of us see him for what he is: a #LiarLiar.

Thank you @laloalcaraz.bsky.social for providing the political art for my button. Your work always speaks truth to what is going on in the world.

While Trump lies and lies in his speech tonight, Gerardo and I will be right here to stand up for our immigrant families who are being terrorized by Trump.

Gerardo’s dad has no criminal record. Lived in the US for decades. A family man and workers’ rights activist. He was still arrested and detained by ICE.

This is the kind of people Trump’s targeting. And that’s why I & Rep. @ilhanmn.bsky.social invited Gerardo as our guest to the State of the Union.

•Pastor Adam D. Stevenson: Community Leader, for years of faith driven service, gang violence intervention leadership, and homelessness outreach

Thank you to Councilwoman Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Pools of Hope, the Women’s Advisory Council, and the friends and families of the honorees who joined us.

•Dakir Hall: Emerging Young Leader, for his work in youth mentorship and development of substance prevention programs

•Otis L. Cliatt, II: Trailblazer of the Century, for his leadership at Pacific Harbor Line and advancing zero emission locomotive innovation in our port complex

This year marked 100 years of celebrating Black History Month, and we recognized three trailblazers in our #CA44 community as part of our Black History Month Commemoration yesterday in North Long Beach, at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library:

Security Alert –Ongoing Security Operations - U.S. Mission Mexico (February 22, 2026) - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico

If you need assistance, call:

From Mexico: (55) 8526 2561
From the United States: +1-844-528-6611
U.S. Department of State – Consular Affairs:
+1-888-407-4747
+1-202-501-4444

For more information, visit: mx.usembassy.gov/security-ale...

🚨American travelers in the following areas in Mexico should shelter in place, due to ongoing security operations:

•Jalisco State
•Tamaulipas State
•Michoacan State
•Guerrero State
•Nuevo León

Please await further instructions from local and US authorities.

We need to strengthen mercury pollution restrictions, not give coal plants a free pass.

E.P.A. Weakens Limits on Mercury From Coal Plants

Trump’s EPA plans to weaken mercury protections and side with polluters over children. 

Mercury is a powerful neurotoxin that damages brain development, especially in babies and young kids. It shows up in the air we breathe and the fish we eat. 

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/c...

Trump and Republicans are attacking federal funding for electric buses and clean energy projects but @housedemocrats.bsky.social will continue to fight to protect them.

Proud to have secured federal funding to support the conversion of #SouthGate’s gas-powered GATE bus network to zero-emission buses. This will help save fuel expenses and reduce pollution for this essential public service.

Know that @housedemocrats.bsky.social will continue to fight to invest in our communities.

The Center provides services like career counseling and no-cost certificate programs. Funding for institutions like this are more essential than ever as the Trump administration continues to attack federal funding for higher education.

Proud to have secured $850,000 in federal funding to improve the Center for Community Engagement & Workforce Development at LA Harbor College in Wilmington. This new funding will upgrade the center’s technology infrastructure and security so it’s safer for everyone to use.

@HouseDemocrats.bsky.social continue to fight to bring down everyday costs for Americans.

Supreme Court rules most Trump tariffs illegal in major setback for economic agenda The Supreme Court on Friday ruled President Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs under a federal emergency powers law.

The Supreme Court has decided Trump’s tariffs are illegal. 

Lawless Trump lost again in court. 

His tariffs raised prices for families and harmed businesses.

Per the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, Trump’s tariffs are the largest tax increase on the American people.

On this Day of Remembrance, we honor the thousands of Japanese families that were torn apart and incarcerated during WW2, simply because of their ethnic background.

We must ensure these dark and violent chapters of our history are not repeated. We must fight to protect our immigrant neighbors.

I heard about the impact of Trump & Noem’s aggressive and unaccountable immigration enforcement on our #CA44 communities and how their terror tactics have caused fear and anxiety across neighborhoods. House Democrats will continue to push for stronger oversight, accountability, and reforms to ICE.

Non-profit advocates, small business owners, and public safety officials joined me for @housedemocrats.bsky.social’ Day of Action on Immigration Enforcement.

@housedemocrats.bsky.social will continue to fight for your right to lower health care costs.

As part of our Day of Action on the State of Health Care, I held a roundtable to hear directly from health care leaders and providers about patients’ struggle to pay higher health care costs, due to cuts to programs like Medicaid and proposed cuts of tens of millions in public health grant funding.