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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Tuesday April 23, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Huffman Announces $6 Million for Elk River Estuary Restoration
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) shared the news that the Elk River Estuary has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to receive $6 million in federal funding for a large-scale habitat restoration project. This funding was made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Rep. Huffman helped pass. "Our coasts  more

Rep. Calvert Supports Security Funding Assistance for Israel, Ukraine, and Indo-Pacific
WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41) voted along with a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives to pass national security supplemental bills providing critical funding for our allies in Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific. Rep. Calvert, who serves as the Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, was an original cosponsor of the bills. On the House floor, Rep. Calvert spoke in s  more

Rep. Kiley to Reacts to Supreme Court Oral Argument
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, Representative Kevin Kiley (R-CA) attended oral arguments in the case of City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson at the Supreme Court. Kiley led an amicus brief, joined by several other Members of the House, asking the Court to reverse the 9th Circuit decision. "Homelessness in California is a crisis and a tragedy. But today can be a new day. I filed a brief asking the Supr  more

Rep. Napolitano Issues Statement on House Passage of National Security Supplemental Funding
WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-California, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-El Monte) released the following statement after voting to pass the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act: "During his State of the Union address on March 7 of this year, President Biden's message to President Putin was 'we will not walk away, we will not bow down.' While long overdue, today we uphold that commitment to the people of Ukrai  more

Rep. Titus Releases Statement Following Groundbreaking of Brightline West High-Speed Rail Project
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 23 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following statement on April 22, 2024: * * * Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) released the following statement after breaking ground on the Brightline West High-Speed Rail project in Las Vegas alongside Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "High-speed rail in the Southwest has been a dream as far back as the nineties when Governor Bob Miller appointed me to the California-Nevada Super Speed Train Comm  more

T&I Republicans Issue Comment in Opposition to CARB Request to Establish a New Rule
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX), Chairman of the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, led fellow T&I Committee Republicans in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny California Air Resource Board's (CARB's) authorization  more