The spending bill we passed today invests in San Diego priorities that will strengthen our regional economy, provide for the national defense and our servicemembers, and address the humanitarian and environmental crises at the border.
Here are a few programs we funded
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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
$21.7 billion for 11 new Navy shipsShow this thread -
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 -
Read more about these and other important investments for San Diego
https://scottpeters.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-peters-helps-fund-immigration-and-refugee-services-tijuana-border …Show this thread
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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.
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.
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.
It funds important health care research: