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April 29, 2024

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Juan Vargas (CA-52), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Mike Levin (CA-49), and Scott Peters (CA-50) wrote a letter thanking President Joe Biden for including significant funding for ongoing improvements to the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in both his Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025 Budget requests. The lawmakers also called for additional action to respond to the sewage pollution in the Tijuana River Valley.


April 23, 2024

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) joined 96 of his colleagues in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson calling on House Republican Leadership to take immediate bipartisan action to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program.


April 20, 2024

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) released the following statement on his vote to pass the national security supplemental funding bills that reflect the Senate-passed, bipartisan National Security Act, 2024.


April 17, 2024

WASHINGTON - At a House Financial Services Committee hearing today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52), co-chair of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus, voiced support for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) recently finalized climate disclosure rule.


April 16, 2024

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) released the following statement today after American Rivers released its 2024 America's Most Endangered Rivers report with the Tijuana River listed #9. 


April 13, 2024

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) released the following statement on attacks against Israel.


April 12, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) announced over $39 million in Shelter and Services Program (SSP) funding for San Diego communities and organizations that provide critical assistance to migrants awaiting the outcome of their immigration proceedings. 


April 12, 2024

WASHINGTON - Hoy, Representante de los EE.UU. Juan Vargas (CA-52) anunció más de $39 millones en Refugio y Servicios del Programa (SSP) de financiación para apoyar a las organizaciones locales del Condado de San Diego y socios que prestan asistencia crítica a los migrantes.


April 10, 2024

WASHINGTON - At a House Financial Services Committee hearing today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52), co-chair of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus, voiced strong support for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) recently finalized climate disclosure rule.


April 8, 2024

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) joined over 100 of his colleagues in a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur M. Jaddou to raise concern over delays in processing renewal applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, and call for the agency to begin providing automatic extensions for lawful recipients in the interim.