U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) has released the following statement in response to the State Water Resources Control Board’s Bay-Delta plan that would essentially flush away 40 percent or more of water for local farmers with devastating impacts for the Central Valley economy: ... “Under Sacramento’s new plan, residents and farmers alike will suffer skyrocketing rates that will cripple our local economy, farms, and communities,” said Rep. Denham. “The board has ignored scientific evi...
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Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers keep getting denied access to tour facilities holding undocumented immigrant children who have been separated from their parents, causing some to speculate whether the federal government is shielding the living conditions there from public scrutiny. ... “We confirmed with both HHS and let our counterparts at the White House know that we were coming,” Denham told the security guard who denied him entry, a local ABC affiliate reported. ... “If you’ve got no...
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U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today released the following statement in response to the State Water Resources Control Board’s Bay-Delta plan that would essentially flush away 40 percent or more of water for local farmers with devastating impacts for the Central Valley economy: “Under Sacramento’s new plan, residents and farmers alike will suffer skyrocketing rates that will cripple our local economy, farms, and communities,” said Rep. Denham. “The board has ignored scientific evide...
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It’s been a busy week for Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Turlock, after a failed attempt to tour an immigration detention facility led to national and local television appearances and interviews from publications all over the country. Denham arranged with the Department of Health and Human Services, which contracts with organizations to house immigrant children who either came into the country alone or were separated from their parents, to tour a nondescript home operated by Southwest Key of Pleasant Hill ...
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Days after he was denied entry to an ICE facility in the Bay Area, Republican Congressman Jeff Denham is speaking out about his experience. A spokesperson for Denham tells FOX40 the Turlock congressman knocked on the door of the Pleasant Hill center for about five minutes, before a security guard told him the staff has been instructed not to answer. Denham's office says he had been in communication with the center to gain access, but they had not been able to come to an agreement. The facility ...
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After Amtrak Train 188 derailed in Philadelphia on May 12, 2015, national safety experts said the accident that killed eight and injured hundreds could have been prevented with a safety fix Congress had mandated in 2008: Positive Train Control. Railroads were supposed to have the system, which automatically controls train speeds to prevent accidents, in place by the end of 2015. But almost none had acted quickly enough to meet that requirement, so Congress voted to give them more time. Nearly t...
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Rep. Jeff Denham wanted in. For nearly 10 minutes on Monday, the Republican congressman from California's central valley stood at the door of a building that he believed to be housing unaccompanied migrant children, some of whom had been separated at the border. He kept knocking, but no one answered. "They've been told by (the Office of Refugees and Resettlement) not to answer the door or talk to you for right now," a security guard outside the premises told Denham. "They knew I was coming a wee...
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Dear Friend, As a fellow veteran and your representative in Washington, I strive to ensure members of our community have their voices heard and their needs met. One way I’m able to do this is through a quarterly electronic newsletter. As a local veteran, you’ve received this one-time mailing with an opportunity to continue receiving it via email; to subscribe, visit Denham.house.gov/vets and complete the web form at the top of the page. You may also access it any time on my website or pick up a ...
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