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Rep DeSaulnier Secures Funding for Transportation Centers, Autonomous Vehicle Testing, Other Priorities

Rep DeSaulnier Secures Funding for Transportation Centers, Autonomous Vehicle Testing, Other Priorities

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman DeSaulnier announced that he secured an additional $15 million in federal funding for University Transportation Centers (UTCs) in the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2018 (H.R. 1625), which passed the House and was signed into law. The UTC grant program awards universities across the country with funding to conduct research and develop solutions to improve…

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How President Trump will use the omnibus spending bill to build the Wall

How President Trump will use the omnibus spending bill to build the Wall

Three days ago, on Friday, March 23, 2018, President Trump signed the so-called bipartisan “budget deal” into law. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (aka HR 1625) funds the federal government through September 30, 2018. It is a bloated piece of legislation full of pork, which seems to betray many of Trump’s campaign promises by: Not funding the $25 billion for Trump’s US-Mexico border…

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Congressman DeSaulnier Secures Funding in Omnibus for Statewide Family Engagement Centers

Congressman DeSaulnier Secures Funding in Omnibus for Statewide Family Engagement Centers

Washington, DC – Last week, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced that he successfully included $10 million in federal funding for the Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFECs) grant program in the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2018 (H.R. 1625), which passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 256-to-167. The SFECs grant program helps states and school districts promote…

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