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Once again our country endured the horrific news of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida. I think all of our hearts and minds are with the parents filled with unimaginable sorrow who lost their children.
This is a short week in Congress, as the last one was, because the Democratic Conference holds its Annual Retreat for the remainder of the week, as the Republicans did the previous week.
Highlights of What Congress Did This Week
It was a very short week in Congress because of the State of the Union address on January 30th and the Republican Conference attending their retreat for the remainder of the week.
Highlights of What the President Did This Week
“When President Trump was sworn into office, he promised to unite and rebuild America and restore its promise for all of our citizens. Instead, one year later the state of our union is bitterly divided.
“I’m relieved that the senseless shutdown of the federal government has ended, but the underlying reasons that led to it have not gone away.
On the eve of a possible shutdown of the federal government, I want my constituents to know that my offices in Palo Alto and Washington, D.C. will remain open. I will send a separate newsletter about what you should know if, in fact, there is a shutdown.
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Yesterday, Rep. Eshoo spoke with Kitty Felde, correspondent for KPCC and NPR, about her efforts to save the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program, a highly successful bipartisan program to help produce highly fuel efficient, advanced technology vehicles or components, which was on the chopping block to pay for disaster relief funding.
Rep. Eshoo has been fighting to preserve the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM), a successful job-creating program that was passed and funded with bipartisan support. Reps. Eshoo and Peters sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner with 77 Members of Congress, urging him to not cut $1.5 billion from the ATVM Program.
Rep. Eshoo recently attended the groundbreaking for the new Defenders Lodget at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System campus with Rep. Mike Honda and VA Secretary Eric Shinseki. Eshoo spoke with Jason Green of the Mercury News. Here is an excerpt from the story:
Rep. Eshoo recently spoke with Reuters' reporter Jasmin Melvin about her work to create a national, common communications system for first responders. Eshoo has led the way in Congress, writing draft legislation with Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Henry Waxman, known as the Public Safety Broadband and Wireless Innovation Act. An excerpt of the article is below:
Rep. Eshoo recently spoke with Jason Hoppin of the Santa Cruz Sentinel about her desire to pass legislation that would create a nationwide broadband network allowing police, fire fighters and other first responders to talk to each other during catastrophes. Below is an excerpt from the article:
Rep. Eshoo has continued to call for a nationwide, interoperable broadband communications network for first responders. She spoke with the staff of the Palo Alto Weekly about her legislative push:
U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, took the anniversary of Sept. 11 to call for enactment of a nationwide interoperable communication network for first responders in emergencies.
Eshoo recently spoke with Joe Garofoli, staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, about the importance of President Obama issuing his draft executive order that would require federal contractors to disclose political contributions. An excerpt of the article is below:
Rep. Eshoo helped lead the charge for a second Fisher House to be built at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. Kristen Marschall, a staff writer for the Palo Alto Daily News, wrote about the second Fisher House and Rep. Eshoo's efforts to secure this vital new lodging for veterans and their families. An excerpt is below:
The Santa Cruz Sentinel recently wrote an article about grant money coming to Santa Cruz County to recover and repair the Felton Covered Bridge. Eshoo wrote to the Federal Highway Administration on June 30, 2011, urging their approval of the grant. An excerpt of the article is below:
The Mercury News and Associated Press (AP) recently wrote about Rep. Eshoo's efforts to evaluate the Federal Communications Commission's efforts to identify the risks of implants and other medical devices that use wireless communications technologies. An exercpt of the article is below: