George Whitesides

Before coming to Congress, I spent a decade building a business and creating more than 700 high-quality jobs in the Antelope Valley. This week, I was proud to sit down with local business leaders ...

We are in a national scam crisis. Scammers are more sophisticated and increasingly target seniors, veterans, and children across the country. Congress must strengthen protections, improve enforcem...

Yesterday, I joined 3 of my congressional colleagues on an unannounced oversight visit to the California City ICE detention facility, where there had previously been reports of abysmal conditions. ...

After @AGRobBonta released a massive report detailing inhumane conditions across ICE detention facilities, I made an unannounced visit to the California City location to conduct oversight. Oversig...

#TeamWhitesides joined the Southern Pacific Aero-Defense Alliance (SPADA) at Machina Labs for a live defense manufacturing showcase of their AI-driven “elastic factory.” It’s so exciting to see ad...

After sacrificing their lives for our country, it is unconscionable that veterans and their beneficiaries have become the target of sophisticated scammers worldwide. Veterans deserve to know that ...

This weekend, my team and I took part in Memorial Day Services across our area. We placed flags at the Lancaster Cemetery, paid tribute to fallen heroes at the VFW Post 3000 in Quartz Hill, and att...

It was an honor to speak at this year’s Memorial Day Ceremony at Lancaster Cemetery. Memorial Day is a responsibility to remember the names and faces of those who made the ultimate sacrifice defe...

I had the privilege of joining this year’s Eternal Valley Memorial Day Service in Santa Clarita, alongside veterans, Gold Star families, and local leaders. This decades old tradition gives our co...

I met with law enforcement leaders from across the West Coast to discuss recruitment challenges, officer wellness, and the role emerging technologies like AI will play in public safety. Supporting ...

Honored to join LA County Sheriff Robert Luna, LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, and members of the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs in Washington, D.C. for a night of celebrat...

With wildfires already ablaze across Southern California, I passed an amendment to bring greater federal investment into wildfire research. Wildfires are a real, present threat that require a comp...

Trump's corruption knows no limits—and Republicans are just letting him get away with it. Watch New Dems call him out and explain what Congress must do to ensure leaders in Washington are actually...

The future of American energy is being shaped by the next generation. It was great chatting with the Fusion Student Delegation, including a student from the Santa Clarita Valley who is now conducti...

Everyone agrees we have a housing crisis. What people are tired of is Congress talking about it without doing anything. Today, Democrats and Republicans in the House came together to pass the 21st...

🚨 You may have missed this: Senate Republicans tried to put $1 billion in taxpayer money into a bill to help pay for Trump’s ballroom. A Senate ruling just blocked it. The fact they tried tells y...

Thanks to the Environmental Defense Fund for talking about the importance of investing in clean energy, protecting public health, and strengthening community resilience. From wildfire prevention to...

A huge thank you to @repwhitesides for not only inviting us to Washington — but for actually doing something about this scam epidemic. In a time when it feels like nothing in politics can bring pe...

Thousands of Americans had their hard-earned savings stolen from them last year due to the rise of scams. We need more coordination at the federal level to respond to these threats, and better pub...

This week, I spoke to @cassie_semyon with @spectrumnews1socal about why I invited Art and Ashton of @TrilogyMediaInc to D.C. We talked about the growing scam crisis impacting people across the co...