The bill restores nearly $8 billion for migration and refugee assistance worldwide, including refugee resettlement, to address the influx of families fleeing violence and oppression. 
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It maintains $10 million in funding for immigration legal and child advocacy services, which I advocated for, to ensures asylees in San Diego—and across America—get the due process required by international law. 
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It provides $78 million for the International Boundary and Water Commission and requires them to work with Mexico’s government to facilitate a resolution to the Tijuana sewage spills.
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It funds important health care research:
$41.1 billion for @NIH, which supports San Diego's top research and innovation sector $50 million for gun violence prevention research— for the first time in over 20 years
$2.4 billion for HIV/AIDS medical careShow this thread -
Invests in education:
$11.6 billion for Head Start
Increases Pell grant funding to make the maximum award $6,395
$7.7 billion for Child Care and Development Block Grants, which helps low-income families pay for child careShow this thread -
Provides for the national defense:
3.1 percent military pay raise
$22.9 billion for depot maintenance, including aircraft in Coronado
$9.7 billion for Special Ops Command Operation and Maintenance, including Navy Seals in San Diego
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And invests in cutting edge energy technology and research:
$35 million for advanced algal systems
$425 million for ARPA-E
$350 million for electric grid R&D
$10 million R&D of direct air capture technologiesShow this thread
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