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Landmark $3 Billion for California High-Speed Rail
The California High-Speed Rail Authority is set to receive $3.07 billion in federal funding to support construction of a two-track electrified high-speed passenger rail line connecting the cities of Merced, Fresno, and Bakersfield. This funding was made possible by President Joe Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and appropriations laws passed by the Democratic Congress in 2022.
Once the California High-Speed Rail Project is fully operational, the projected ridership for the San Francisco to Los Angeles corridor would make it the most traveled intercity passenger rail service in America with 31.3 million riders a year, while eliminating nearly two million metric tons annually in greenhouse gases. This project has already provided over 12,000 union jobs – most of which have been filled by Central Valley residents and residents from disadvantaged Bay Area communities. It has generated more than $12 billion in economic activity, engaging hundreds of small businesses, including those led by veterans and people with disabilities.
An electrified high-speed rail network will dramatically improve the quality of life up and down California. These bullet trains will make travel quicker and easier, bring housing closer, create new jobs and economic opportunities that would otherwise be out of reach, secure cleaner air for our children and help save our planet. High-speed rail is essential for California, important for America and necessary for our planet.
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Protect Your Personal Data
Some Blue Shield of California members were recently notified that their personal data may have been compromised by a global cybersecurity breach this spring. Safety measures to protect your personal information include reviewing credit reports, signing up for bank alerts, updating passwords, establishing a security freeze and setting up fraud alerts.
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 A constituent contacted my office for assistance with obtaining their Cold War Recognition Certificate after service in the U.S. Navy. My staff successfully acquired missing information from archived records to ensure they received their certificate. |
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