Jun 30 2020 - 1:54pm
California congressman, TJ Cox penned a letter to the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, urging the Select Committee to include recommendations in its forthcoming report recognizing the needs of agriculture and the contributions farmers and ranchers can make to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if given the proper tools and adequate resources. Keep reading...
Jun 18 2020 - 1:17pm
Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) this week recognized the important funding coming to both agricultural and affordable housing for former foster youth in the Central Valley, which was secured in the 2019-2020 state budget. Keep reading...
Jun 18 2020 - 1:07pm
Valley Rep. TJ Cox announced Thursday (June 18) that the Kings County Area Public Transit Agency (KCAPTA) would receive an award of $8,932,310 in CARES Act funds from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Keep reading...
Jun 15 2020 - 2:57pm
Central Valley Rep. TJ Cox (CA-21) sent a letter, signed by Senator Dianne Feinstein, Kamala Harris and 11 members of the California U.S., House delegation, to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue, highlighting the need for strong California representation on any Rural COVID-19 Task Force to evaluate the impacts of COVID-19 to our rural communities and begin identifying solutions to the difficulties caused by the pandemic. Keep reading...
Jun 10 2020 - 10:34am
Congressman TJ Cox announced this week the allocation of $11.6 million in Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) funding to support Americans experiencing homelessness in the Central Valley. Keep reading...
May 22 2020 - 11:45am
Congressman TJ Cox announced this week that on May 26, farmers and ranchers seeking financial assistance could begin applying for the direct payment program from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Payments will then start to reach farmers and ranchers as soon as a week after. Keep reading...
May 18 2020 - 11:20am
Assemblymember Rudy Salas this week released additional details on Assembly Bill 1842, also known as the California Works and Recovery Act, important legislation supported by a wide coalition of pro-job Democrats. Keep reading...
Rep. TJ Cox, and his House colleagues, voted on and passed the Heroes Act this week, the House’s latest bill to address the unprecedented COVID-19 health and economic crisis. The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act passed by a 208-199 vote. Keep reading...
May 13 2020 - 1:16pm
Assembly Bill (AB 1945), sponsored by Central Valley and Kings County Assemblyman Rudy Salas, recognizes the brave work of public safety dispatchers by reclassifying them as first responders. The legislation passed with bipartisan support out of the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee. Keep reading...
May 9 2020 - 9:45am
Central Valley Congressman TJ Cox led seven of his colleagues in sending a letter to House leadership calling for any COVID-19 infrastructure stimulus package to include Bureau of Reclamation infrastructure for California and the Central Valley. Keep reading...
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