Press Releases

LONG BEACH- In an effort to ensure the environmental integrity of road improvement projects in California, Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez presented $480,000 to the city of Long Beach today. Sánchez secured the federal funds in the $286 million federal transportation bill, TEA-LU, which was signed into law on August 10th. The bill primarily funds transportation projects such as more freeway lanes and road improvement projects.

WHITTIER- In an effort to ensure the environmental viability of road improvement projects in California, Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez presented $1.36 million to the city of Whittier which she secured in the $286 million federal transportation bill, TEA-LU which was signed into law on August 10th. The bill primarily funds transportation projects such as more freeway lanes and road improvement projects. However, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez was able to also secure funds for innovative environmental enhancements to local road improvement projects, one of which is in Whittier.

WHITTIER/LONG BEACH- In an effort to ensure the environmental integrity of road improvement projects in California, Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez presented a combine $1.8 million to the cities of Long Beach and Whittier today. Sánchez secured the federal funds in the $286 million federal transportation bill, TEA-LU, which was signed into law on August 10th. The bill primarily funds transportation projects such as more freeway lanes and road improvement projects.

Speaks with Residents about Senior Fair and Issues Affecting the Senior Community

Lakewood  Congresswoman Linda Sánchez met with 39th District residents in a series of senior center visits in the cities of Lakewood, Paramount, La Mirada, Artesia, Cerritos and Whittier in the past few weeks. Sánchez provided constituents with information about her upcoming annual Senior Fair while also speaking individually with seniors about their concerns and ideas from Social Security reform to retirement benefits.

Long Beach- In an effort to recognize the importance of our local community colleges, Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez gave the keynote address at Long Beach City College’s Annual College Day kickoff event today. Alongside Board of Trustees President, Dr. Tom Clark, Congresswoman Sánchez welcomed 30 new faculty, staff and students back to school.

"Community colleges are invaluable to our communities,” said Congresswoman Sanchez. “They are engines of local economic growth--for every dollar we invest in them, we get an $18 million return in our investment,” added Sánchez.

LAKEWOOD- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez would like to recognize her District staff member, Patrick Rodriguez of Long Beach, who has been called up to active duty in Iraq as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve 35th Military History Detachment from Bell, California. He will report to duty on August 19 in Ft. Bliss, Texas, before leaving for Iraq in mid-October.

Washington, D.C. -- Working to improve congestion on our roads and safety in local communities, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-39) secured $12.8 million dollars for transportation projects across Southeastern Los Angeles County. These funds were secured as part of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (H.R. 3), also known as TEA-LU. This bill will determine government spending on surface transportation for the next six-years. TEA-LU passed today in the U.S. House of Representatives and will now be sent to the President to be signed into law.

WASHINGTON, DC- In an effort to make our railways and communities more secure, Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez sent a letter (attached) to House conferees involved in final House-Senate negotiations of H.R. 3, the Transportation Equity Act-Legacy for Users (TEA-LU), asking negotiators to keep two key provisions that would improve the safety of our nation’s railway infrastructure. Congresswoman Sánchez is especially concerned about rail safety due to several major derailments and rail accidents in the Southern California area, most recently last October in North Whittier.