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November 29, 2004
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Washington, DC - Working to improve air quality and commuting in local communities, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-39) announced that she has secured $850,000 to purchase new clean-air buses for the city’s popular Cerritos On Wheels (COW) bus system. Sánchez got the project included in the Fiscal Year 2005 Omnibus Appropriations bill (H.R. 4818) which passed the U.S.
November 29, 2004
Press Release
Washington, DC - Working to improve air quality and commuting in local communities, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-39) announced that she has secured $250,000 for the South Gate Clean Air Bus Program. Sánchez got the project included in the Omnibus Appropriations bill (H.R. 4818), which passed the U.S.
November 24, 2004
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Washington, DC - Working to improve Southern California’s environment and drinking water supply, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-39) today announced that she has secured $500,000 for the third phase of the Los Angeles Basin Watershed Augmentation Study. The funding was included in the Omnibus Appropriations bill (H.R. 4818) which passed the U.S.
November 24, 2004
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Washington, DC - Continuing her effort to address the growing needs of young people in our communities, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-39), today announced that she has successfully secured $150,000 for the Whittier Boys & Girls Club After-School Program in Los Nietos. The Omnibus Appropriations bill (H.R. 4818) passed the U.S.
Sánchez Secures $150,000 For Whittier Union High School Districts "School Resource Officers" Program
Washington, DC - Working to help protect the safety and security of our children, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-39) today announced that she has secured $150,000 for the Whittier Union High School District’s School Resource Officer program. Sánchez got the project included in the Omnibus Appropriations bill (H.R. 4818), which passed the U.S.
October 15, 2004
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La Mirada - Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-39) today hosted a community event to help bring back jobs and economic growth to working families. The event focused on trends in the current job market, developing skills to prepare for career changes, and hot jobs of the future.
September 9, 2004
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-39) today hailed the House’s passage of an important amendment to block implementation of the Bush Administration’s new overtime pay regulations. The regulations, which took effect on August 23, do not compensate extra hours of work. They cut pay, and lengthen hours for workers. The amendment was passed by a vote of 223 to 193.
August 19, 2004
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez today expressed opposition to the new regulations on overtime pay, which will take effect on August 23, and will cut the pay and lengthen the hours for workers making as little as $23,660. Middle-income workers making between $23,660 and $100,000 will feel the greatest impact of the regulations.