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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Friday October 18, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Padilla Announces Over $200 Million for Highway Improvements in Bay Area and Central Valley
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will receive over $203 million for two highway infrastructure projects in Redwood City and Tulare, California. The federal investments will fund critical infrastructure upgrades for the State Route (SR) 84-U.S. 101 interchange and support roadway improvements for SR 99 and the Paige Avenue mul  more

Padilla, Tillis, Cardenas Applaud FCC Vote to Improve Routing of Wireless Calls to the 988 Lifeline
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, and Representative Tony Cardenas (D-Calif.-29), co-chair of the bipartisan House 988 & Crisis Services Task Force, applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for making critical improvements to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to help callers access localized, lif  more

Rep. Mike Levin Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Funding Request to Improve Living Conditions at Barracks Across the Country Including Camp Pendleton
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) led a bipartisan letter with Rep. Gregory F. Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro highlighting the unhealthy and unsafe conditions at naval barracks across the country and urging the Secretary to fully fund initiatives to modernize and refurbish the structures, including at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The Members cite a September 2023 Government  more

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Testimony From Amtrak Board Director Nominee Chen
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Lanhee Chen, President Biden's nominee to be a board director of Amtrak, from a Sept. 25, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz and members of the committee: My name is Lanhee Chen, and I am honored to appear before you today as a nominee for the Amtrak Board of Directors. I was born in North Carolina, grew up in Southern California, and now live  more