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I am proud to share that my office has advanced more than $35 million in funding for projects that would directly benefit communities in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. These 15 projects will make our roads safer and more efficient, improve outdoor spaces, provide cost-savings and environmental benefits through sustainability, and bolster protection from crime and national disasters.
It was a dark week on Capitol Hill. Despite 29 straight hours of Democratic opposition and the more than 500 amendments that we introduced, my Republican colleagues recklessly voted last week to take away health care for nearly 14 million Americans through cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act and to slash food assistance for families through cuts to SNAP. Republicans made these cuts to programs that the American people rely on to give the ultrawealthy and giant corporations a tax cut.
The Trump Administration's policies targeting public education threaten students with disabilities, student loan programs, and civil rights protections. I've been fighting these attacks in Congress as a senior member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce and will be hosting a virtual Education Town Hall on Wednesday, May 28th from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. to share an update on these efforts to protect students and teachers.
Since taking control of the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives this year, Republicans have remained laser focused on cutting funding for critical programs tens of millions of Americans rely on, like Medicaid and SNAP all so they can give even more tax breaks to the ultrawealthy and big corporations. As they attempt to pass a government budget that includes these cuts and would harm Americans across the country, House Democrats are using every tool at our disposal to stop them.
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