Central Valley Congressman TJ Cox, who also represents Lemoore and Kings County, last week released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs voted to pass S. 4511, the Veteran Benefits Enhancement Expansion Act of 2020 out of committee. Keep reading...
Central Valley Congressman TJ Cox this week released a 2020 mid-year report, chronicling his office’s accomplishments this year as well as tackling the ongoing fight against COVID-19 in 2020. The 40-page report is a compilation of the local congressman’s efforts during his initial term. Keep reading...
Sep 16 2020 - 11:53am
Kings County and Central Valley Rep. TJ Cox joined members of the congressional California delegation in urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to extend flexibilities, under existing USDA authorities, to allow local food agencies to deliver Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) food packages through private partners. Keep reading...
Sep 11 2020 - 7:03pm
Central Valley Rep. TJ Cox and Rep. John Curtis (Utah) introduced the Methamphetamine Response Act. This bill would declare methamphetamine an emerging drug threat. It would require the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to develop, implement, and make public a national plan to prevent methamphetamine addiction and overdoses from becoming a crisis. Keep reading...
The House of Representatives on July 31 voted on a series of “minibus” bills to fund the government for the fiscal year 2021. This package included the following six appropriations bills: Defense; Commerce-Justice-Science; Energy and Water Development; Financial Services and General Government; Labor-HHS-Education, and Transportation-HUD. Keep reading...
Jul 30 2020 - 12:16pm
Several Kings County officials, including Lemoore Mayor Edward Neal and its city manager, Nathan Olson, signed a letter urging that the government’s next emergency coronavirus aid package includes direct funding for local governments, regardless of population size. Keep reading...
Kings County Rep. TJ Cox this week voted to pass the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act, of which he was a co-lead. The legislation fully and permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and makes investments to reduce the $20 billion public land maintenance backlog. Keep reading...
Today, Rep. TJ Cox, who represents Hanford and Lemoore, announced Thursday (July 16) that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would be providing $1,373,297 via the Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) to the Kings Community Action Organization (KCAO). Keep reading...
Jul 2 2020 - 6:54pm
Central Valley Rep. TJ Cox voted this week to pass H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, which he expects to bring huge investments in American infrastructure and create millions of jobs. The $1.5 trillion proposal is designed to help rebuild American communities with infrastructure that is smarter, safer, and built to last. Keep reading...
Jun 30 2020 - 2:02pm
Representative TJ Cox, along with six other California Representatives sent a letter to congressional leadership asking for greater rural broadband investments in future COVID-relief legislation, and that the requirements for such programs consider the rural regions of California that continue to lack adequate funding. Keep reading...
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