Washington, March 17 -- Congressman Vince Fong issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) announced that the Department of the Interior will provide California with $540 million in federal funding which will directly benefit the state's water infrastructure. Congressman Fong, along with Congressman Valadao and his other California colleagues, secured this funding through relentless advocacy after their successful efforts to include $1 billion in western water infrastructure funding in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (P.L. 119-21). These dollars will be used to fix aging systems throughout the western United States, helping to bolster water supply, delivery, and conservation in a region plagued by boom-and-b...