Press Releases

IMPERIAL BEACH - Hoy, los Representantes de los EE.UU. Juan Vargas (CA-52), Scott Peters (CA-50), Mike Levin (CA-49), y Sara Jacobs (CA-51) se reunieron para anunciar $250 millones de dólares en nuevos fondos federales para combatir la contaminación en el Valle del Río Tijuana. 

WASHINGTON - Today,  U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52), U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), and U.S.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), and other colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden, thanking him for his leadership on climate issues and urging the Administration to continue delivering on its key climate priorities.

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) voted to pass the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. This biennial legislation authorizes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Civil Works Program projects to improve ports, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other aspects of our water resources infrastructure in communities across the country, including in San Diego County. Then, eligible funds must be appropriated for the projects by Congress through separate legislation.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) joined U.S. Representatives Delia Ramirez (IL-03) and Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07) and Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) in introducing the CBP Guidance on Personal Belongings Act. This legislation would require the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to develop guidance to better ensure the respectful handling of personal property of individuals who are in CBP custody. 

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Juan Vargas (CA-52), Scott Peters (CA-50), Mike Levin (CA-49), and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) applauded President Biden's inclusion of $310 million to help upgrade the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in his proposed disaster relief funding package. 

WASHINGTON - Hoy, el Representante de EE.UU. Juan Vargas aplaudió la inclusión del Presidente Biden de $310 millones para ayudar a mejorar la Planta Internacional de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales de South Bay en su paquete de fondos de ayuda para desastres. 

SAN DIEGO - Today, U.S. Representatives Juan Vargas (CA-52), Scott Peters (CA-50), and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) joined International Boundary and Water Commission officials, local leaders, and community members to mark the launch of a rehabilitation and expansion project at the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant.