Gun violence is exploding in America, and so far, there has not been legislation at the federal level to help reduce the problem. In fact, the Congress recently let a law reducing the availability of automatic weapons expire. This Congress has not been able to pass even the most commonsense

For Immediate Release: June 8, 2016 Stockton, CA – Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-09) issued the following statement on his victory in the Democratic primary race for California’s 9th Congressional District: “I want to thank all of the voters in California’s 9th Congressional District who helped make this victory possible. Now, it’s

For many weeks I have been lamenting the fact that week after week the House has passed pure partisan messaging bills. This week is a change. The House considered and passed two bipartisan bills to address the opioid abuse crisis in this country. The first one is H.R. 4641 “To provides

I’ve been writing about my frustrations with the House legislative achievements. Week after week, House Republicans have brought message bills to the floor for votes. This is while the nation faces some very important and difficult challenges. Message bills may sound nice back home in some of the highly gerrymandered

It’s been a while since I posted a blog entry. I had been decrying what had been happening in the GOP-led House: the prominence of legislation that serves as political messaging rather than having serious legislative intent to become law. You see, if you want a bill to become law,

We’re only three months away from the primary election in California, and my challengers are just like the Republican Presidential candidates – they want to move our country backward instead of forward.  As your voice in Congress, I fight for you every day, to build a better future for all

With the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, the United States Supreme Court loses one of its sharpest conservative minds, opening up a potential swing seat. Filling Justice Scalia’s seat with a more liberal-leaning justice would change the direction of the Court and possibly result in different outcomes for cases that

It’s hard to believe that it’s already December. It has been a very busy year for everyone I know, balancing work, family life, and all the activities that fill out lives. I’m encouraged by the progress we’ve made as a country and the work I’m doing in Congress to improve

The debate around the agreement between the United States, its allies, and Iran to curtail the Iranian nuclear weapons program has illustrated a disturbing, partisan trend in American politics today. Since President Obama first announced the agreement, we have seen Republicans in Congress declare their opposition to it in lock

MCNERNEY REITERATES “OBLIGATION” TO VETERANS;ENDORSED BY NATIONAL VETERANS GROUP Based on His Extensive Record of Support for Our Nation’s Veterans,National Veterans Group Endorses Rep. Jerry McNerney for Re-Election in California’s Ninth District FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ContactMichael Cavaiola, Jerry McNerney for Congress209-591-8803Michael[email protected] Falls Church, VA—The long-established national VETERANS’ VISION publication put