WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Josh Harder (CA-9), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced that the Manteca Police Department will receive a $625,000 COPS Hiring Program grant. This federal funding will allow Manteca's police department to hire five new police officers. The Department plans to hire three officers this year and two additional officers next year. "Keeping our families safe has t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: Today, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren announced that the California Department of Housing and Community Development will distribute $233,264 in federal funding to the City of Salinas from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program. "As a founder and former director of a housing nonprofit, I am acutely aware of the homelessness crisis more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, voted to pass H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation, that Rep. Panetta helped craft, would help families, aid disaster recovery, build additional affordable housing, and better support small business innovation and growth. The legislat more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: Last week, Representatives Scott Peters (CA-50), Juan Vargas (CA-52), Sara Jacobs (CA-53), and Mike Levin (CA-49) sent a letter to U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, requesting answers to several questions about the effects cross-border pollution has had on Navy operations. "As you know, the transboundary pollution flowing from Mexico into the United States is currently carryi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), Don Bacon (R-NE-02) along with Reps. Mark Alford (R-MO-04), Michael Bost (R-IL-12), Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Brad Finstad (R-MN-01), Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06), and Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04) introduced bipartisan legislation, H.R. 7131, the AFIDA Improvements Act of 2024, to address concerns about foreig more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) shared the news that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) approved $20 million in relief funds for California's fishing community, falling significantly short of the $45 million requested by the state. This follows continued pressure from the lawmakers to secu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) announced the launch of the bipartisan Congressional Agricultural Trade Caucus to advance and promote policies vital to U.S. agriculture, including boosting agricultural exports, facilitating food and agriculture trade, and knocking down unnecessary trade barriers. As co-cha more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA-50) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) introduced the Hydrogen Infrastructure and Innovation Act (HIFIA). This bipartisan, bicameral legislation establishes a pilot program to provide grants and flexible, low-interest loans for new or retrofitted hydrogen infrastructure projects (such as transportation, storage, and refueling stations). The companion bill is being led in the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA-50) and Carlos Gimenez (R-FL-28) introduced bipartisan legislation to deter Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, especially by China, in Caribbean and Latin American waters. This problematic behavior damages marine ecosystems, undermines national economies, and threatens food security worldwide. This coercion threatens the national an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: Following a finalized endangerment finding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the dangers of leaded aviation fuel ("avgas"), Santa Clara County's U.S. Representatives in Congress - Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) - led 42 colleagues in calling on the EPA to swiftly issue emission standards for lead pollution by piston-engine aircra more PR