Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) joined his colleagues in attending the President’s State of the Union address. Peters applauded President Obama’s goals to invest in infrastructure, clean energy, and research. Peters, a freshman member from San Diego, sat with his fellow congressman, Tim Griffin (R-AR), as a sign of his commitment to work with members from both sides of the aisle to tackle these pressing issues.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) helped introduce the Protect Medical Innovation Act which would repeal the nearly $30 billion Medical Device Tax from the Affordable Care Act. The tax will hurt San Diego by impairing patient access to cutting edge services and stifling the ability for San Diego’s health care sector to compete in an innovative way. Nearly 10,000 people in San Diego are in the medical device industry and 240 medical device companies are based in San Diego.

WASHINGTON, DC – This week marks the completion of Congressman Scott Peters’ first month in office. Since Peters was sworn in on January 3rd, he has been appointed to two key committees, helped introduce bipartisan legislation to repeal burdensome medical device taxes, and voted to improve Congress’ preparedness and accountability.

SAN DIEGO, CA – Today, Congressman Scott Peters released the following statement in response to the bipartisan Senate agreement on immigration reform.

Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Scott Peters today announced his support for a comprehensive approach to reducing gun violence in America and urged Congress to have a reasoned discussion that focuses on results.