Washington, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren issued the following press release:
WATSONVILLE, CA - Today, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) delivered a $54,830,000 check for the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project, one of her 13 community projects she submitted for the Fiscal Year 2026 congressional appropriations cycle. This is the largest single community project that Lofgren secured this year, which is being completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San Francisco District, in partnership with the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency (PRFMA). Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) also requested congressional funding for this project.
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