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Rep. Vargas presents district priorities to the House Committee on Armed Services
Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Chula Vista, submitted testimony to the House Committee on Armed Services regarding the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014. Rep. Vargas addressed numerous issues, all of which he said are top priorities for his...Tags: National Defense Authorization Act, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
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Rep. Vargas announces newly relocated El Centro district office
Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Chula Vista, announced the opening of his newly relocated El Centro district office, located at 380 N. Eighth St., No. 14. The office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and staff can be reached at 760-355-8800,... -
Imperial County supervisors share joint strike fighter concerns with high-ranking congresswoman
Staff WriterLocal comments on the draft environmental impact statement on homebasing the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter squadron were shared with U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez, second highest-ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, as she attended...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Loretta Sanchez, U.S. Congress
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No funding for Calexico port this year
Staff WriterCALEXICO — For nearly six years Derrick Sparrow crossed the border using a SENTRI card, and throughout that time border commuting was an easy task. “At worst, using the SENTRI lane I might have come across hour-long lines once in a while, but...Tags: Barack Obama, Lobbying, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Supervisors back immigration reform
Staff WriterImperial County backs comprehensive immigration reform, the Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday although a resolution of support is pending. A resolution of support of comprehensive immigration reform is expected however, once a bill is available. In...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Barack Obama, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Our View: Senators' support could bring funding to port
We’re more than willing to listen to any idea regarding how to make our nation’s ports of entry more efficient. When an idea involves one of our local ports and public-private partnerships, our level of interest skyrockets. A public-...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Politics, Company Privatization, Migration, Barbara Boxer
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Senators asked to back P3
Staff WriterEfforts to rally political support for the so-called P3 continues, as the county Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to urge California senators to back the bill that allows private funding for port of entry expansions. U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Politics, Company Privatization, U.S. Senate, Barbara Boxer
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Congress urges tuition assistance be reinstated
Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Chula Vista, joined other members of Congress to urge Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to immediately reinstate the tuition assistance program that the Army, Marines and Air Force have all suspended. The members of Congress wrote a...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Congress, Chuck Hagel
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Imperial County representative sworn in to state Senate
Democrats have regained their supermajority in the Senate after the chamber’s newest member was sworn in. Ben Hueso of San Diego left the Assembly after winning the 40th Senate District seat during a special election earlier this month. He...Tags: Politics, World War II (1939-1945), Elections
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Hispanic political power asserted with Hueso
Staff WriterBen Hueso won the 40th state Senate District by a landslide Tuesday, and to one political scientist this means the political power of Californian Hispanics continues to grow. Hueso’s election also means that “the power balance in the (state)...Tags: Politics, Ben Hueso, Elections
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Agents to feel cuts
Staff WriterThe local economy, border security and Border Patrol agent safety will be affected as more than 1,200 Valley agents have their pay reduced by about 35 percent through furloughs and slashed overtime as a result of the sequester, a local union...Tags: Politics, Unemployment, Migration, Barbara Boxer, Career and Workplace
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Hueso looks to win special election
Staff WriterThe election to fill the vacated 40th state Senate District was held Tuesday in Imperial County, San Diego and Riverside, and preliminary results show Ben Hueso on his way to win them all. In Imperial County, final preliminary results show Hueso has 51....Tags: Local Elections, Politics, U.S. Senate, Ben Hueso, Elections
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