Washington, Feb. 19 -- Rep. George Whitesides issued the following press release:

In case you missed it, this week, Rep. George Whitesides joined the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station to announce key funding with Captain Brandon Barclay, LA Assistant Fire Chief Pat Sprengel, Mayor Laurene Weste, City Manager Ken Stripland, and Stephanie English, representing Supervisor Kathryn Barger's office.

In Congress' annual budget bill, Rep. Whitesides successfully secured funding to build a new mobile command center for local law enforcement agencies. The new mobile communications hub will improve coordination between law enforcement, firefighters, and medical response teams during moments of crises.

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