San Joaquin County Supervisors: Federal Update Paul Sweet Gwen Brown October 12, 2010.
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Transcript of San Joaquin County Supervisors: Federal Update Paul Sweet Gwen Brown October 12, 2010.
San Joaquin County Supervisors: Federal Update
Paul Sweet
Gwen Brown
October 12, 2010
111th Congress: Second Session, Overview
• Appropriations requests submitted to Representatives and Senators in February 2011
• Representatives and Senators submitted their requests to the Appropriations Committees
• Continuing Resolution: FY 2011 Appropriations bills status
• Likely passage of an Omnibus FY 2011 spending bill in December 2010
• Washington Visits by County Supervisors• County Involvement in Federal Issues
– Letters to Delegation and Administration– Meetings in the County with Congressional members
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San Joaquin County Priorities
• Veterans’ Affairs Facilities
• Health Care
• Airport
• Transportation Projects
• Public Safety
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County Priorities: Veterans’ Affairs Facilities and Health Care
• Active engagement with Congressional Offices and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs
• Campaign supporting French Camp site• Implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (PPACA)• Supervisor meetings with County Congressional Reps on
SJ General Hospital (SJGH)• Follow up conference calls with Congressional staff,
county health care officials, and CAO office re SJGH Financing
• FMAP Advocacy Campaign for Funding Extension• Reimbursement for Emergency Medical Care for
Undocumented Persons4
County Priorities: Airport, Transportation and Public Safety • Productive meetings with Airport Director in
Washington during One-Voice• Advocacy on Legislation to Reauthorize the FAA • Submission of Priority Items to Congressional
Delegation for the TEA-LU reauthorization bill.• Advocacy for additional infrastructure funding in
proposed emergency legislation• Advocacy for additional funding for interoperable
communications• Funding for juvenile justice facilities
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112th Congress Forecast
– Implications of Elections– Reapportionment and Redistricting– Issues for Consideration
• Appropriations/Federal Spending• Highway Bill• Infrastructure Financing• Tax Reform• Pension and Retirement Security• Workforce Investment• Farm Bill• Immigration Reforms• Housing/Foreclosures Legislation• Health Care
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