Issue Position: Secured federal appropriations dollars for local transportation project

Issue Position

I continue to fight for federal funding of important local transportation projects and brought in over $35 million in appropriation funding for transportation projects in the Inland Empire. This includes:

$32,370,000 for the San Bernardino Rapid Bus Project, to construct the San Bernardino Valley Express (sbX) bus corridor along E Street [requested in conjunction with President Obama and Gary Miller];
$1,000,000 to the City of Rialto for the National Community Renaissance Affordable Housing Program, to improve the Vista Cascade affordable housing development project [requested in conjunction with Reps. Ken Calvert and Gary Miller];
$950,000 to the City of Ontario for the I-10 /Grove Avenue and Fourth Street Interchange and Grove Avenue Corridor Project;
$750,000 to the City of Fontana to fund construction of the Cherry Ave./I-10 Interchange;
$500,000 to the City of San Bernardino for construction of the Verdemont Community Center [requested jointly with Rep. Jerry Lewis.

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