A bipartisan group of House members led by California's Jeff Denham filed a petition Wednesday to force a vote on four immigration bills over the objections of Republican leadership ... Denham, a Republican from Turlock, said in an interview beforehand that he expects over a dozen House Republicans to sign Wednesday morning, and he's "extremely confident" that the rest of the GOP members he needs will follow closely behind. ... "The speaker can still bring up a bill any time he wants, but if he ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded nearly $12.75 million in Targeted Airshed Grants to the South Coast Air Quality Management District and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to help tackle some of North Amnerica's toughest air quality challenges. A total of $30 million in Targeted Airshed Grants will fund nine projects in Alaska, California, and Utah. ... “These grants will help make improvements to equipment that our local farmers and ranchers use every day to...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today released a new Thank-a-Vet Thursday (#TVT) video featuring Modesto native Joe DeWees, a Navy combat veteran who served in the South Pacific during World War II. Shared on Rep. Denham’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages, this #TVT video is an excerpt from a longer interview for the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project where DeWees recounts setting up the communications system during the invasion at Cebu in the Philippines. ...
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An innovative inmate program is gearing up to begin this month in Stanislaus County designed to transition people from serving time in jail to becoming productive citizens once released. ... On Monday afternoon Congressman Jeff Denham dropped by the center to deliver two boxes of surplus books from the Library of Congress. He helped to shelf them on a book cart in one of the four 48-bed housing pods that will be home to inmates on May 21. Denham said he feels the center will be successful in low...
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It didn’t seem long ago when local officials from across the region attended the McHenry Avenue Corridor Improvement groundbreaking ceremony at the corner of East River Road and McHenry Avenue. Less than a year later, the first stage of the project is nearly complete and motorists traveling along the corridor will find themselves a little closer to the sunrise while crossing the beautiful Stanislaus River. ... “Transportation is critical to the Valley,” said Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Turlock). “I’m pr...
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Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) yesterday announced this year’s winners of the California 10th District Congressional Art Competition at a reception at Heart and Soul Coffee in Modesto. The winners are as follows: First Place: Ezekiel Saldana, Turlock: “Cousins” Second Place: Makayla Archer, Turlock: “Frog” Third Place: Jordan Prather, Turlock: “The Future in Spheres” The winning artwork will be brought back to Washington and displayed as part of the national exhibition in the United States Capitol...
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The biggest boondoggle in California history is now under the microscope of the U.S. Department of Transportation as costs continue to climb on a multi-billion dollar high-speed rail project that routinely misses deadlines and blows through budgets. ... The audit was requested by Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., and began in April. A summary of preliminary findings is expected this summer with a final report due in the fall. Denham asked for a review of the previous administration’s oversight of fede...
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For the second consecutive year, Turlock students swept the California District 10 Congressional Art Competition, taking first, second and third places. Turlock High School senior Ezekiel Saldana won first place with his photograph titled “Cousins.” He found his inspiration for the photo while visiting the neighborhood where his younger cousins grew up. Saldana said that he plans on traveling around the world after high school. Pitman High School senior Makayla Archer took second place for her d...
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It can’t be good news for high-speed rail in California that the U.S. government has initiated an audit of the state’s over-budget, behind-schedule bullet train project. ... The audit, which was requested in December by U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Turlock, will look at all those forecasts and estimates for California’s high-speed rail. “The continued mismanagement and skyrocketing costs are unacceptable,” Turlock said, vowing to end all federal funding of the project. ... Read more here
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