• December 2014
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    Brownley Statement on FY2015 CROMNIBUS

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement regarding her vote on the Fiscal Year 2015 Continuing Resolution and Omnibus Appropriations Act.

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    Brownley Focuses on Link Between Veterans’ Homelessness and Military Sexual Trauma

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) participated in a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing: “Evaluating Federal and Community Efforts to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness.” During the hearing, Brownley focused on the links between female veterans’ homelessness and military sexual trauma (MST).

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    Brownley Statement on NDAA

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement regarding her vote on the NDAA.

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    Brownley Presides Over Hearing on VA Caregiver Program

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village), the ranking member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, presided over a hearing on the VA’s Caregiver Program.

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    Brownley Statement on Extension of Iran Nuclear Negotiations

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement regarding the extension of the Iran nuclear negotiations.

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  • November 2014
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    Brownley Urges Support for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley, co-chair of the House E-2D Hawkeye Caucus, spearheaded a congressional support effort for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.

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    Brownley Veterans’ Bill Gets House Hearing

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village), Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, presided over a hearing that considered seven bills, including Brownley’s bill, the Expanding Care for Veterans Act (H.R. 4887). Brownley’s bill would expand complementary and alternative medicine and mental health care options for our nation’s veterans and received broad support from the Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) that provided testimony to the Subcommittee.

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    Brownley Fights to Keep Fire Fighting Resources Under State Control

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) and her colleagues have spearheaded a letter to the House Armed Services Committee asking to retain language from the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to ensure continued state control of Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) aircraft.

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    Brownley Statement for Veterans Day

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement for Veterans Day.

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    Brownley Spearheads Congressional Support for Triton

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) has spearheaded a bipartisan effort in the U.S. House of Representatives to build support for procurement of the Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aerial System (UAS).

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    Brownley Renews Call to Pass the Honoring our Fallen TSA Officers Act

    One year ago today, on November 1, 2013, the first Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer was tragically killed in the line of duty. This was the first such incident in the history of the TSA. Unfortunately, current law does not provide TSA officers with death benefits like those offered to firefighters, police officers, FBI agents, or state troopers.

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  • October 2014
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    Brownley Fights for NBVC Priorities

    Since being elected to Congress, Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) has been fighting for Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC). As part of her ongoing efforts, Brownley has contacted the House Armed Services Committee to reiterate priorities for the upcoming conference on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2015.

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    Brownley Celebrates Channel Islands Harbor Dredging and Hueneme Beach Sand Replenishment

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) and local officials celebrated the beginning of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging of Channel Islands Harbor, which will provide sand to replenish Hueneme Beach. In March, Brownley announced that nearly $12 million would be made available for the project.

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    Brownley Urges Ventura County Hospitals to Prepare for Ebola Cases

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) has contacted Ventura County hospitals to urge them to fully prepare to respond to any suspected or confirmed cases of Ebola in our region.

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    Brownley Announces Grants to Combat Veterans Homelessness in Ventura County

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) announced new tenant-based vouchers to combat veterans homelessness for the Cities of Oxnard and Ventura from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program, commonly referred to as HUD-VASH. From the FY2014 appropriations for HUD-VASH, the City of Oxnard will receive tenant-based vouchers worth $61,678 and the City of Ventura will receive tenant-based vouchers worth $90,508.

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    Brownley Announces Funding to Increase Access to Education and Job Training in Ventura County

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D – Westlake Village) announced that the County of Ventura and communities in the region will receive nearly $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for critical job training, job counseling, and education benefits through the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program.

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  • September 2014
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    Brownley Announces Cops Hiring Grant for Santa Paula Police Department

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice is awarding a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program grant of $250,000 to help the Santa Paula Police Department hire and train two police officers.

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    Brownley Announces Grant for Casa Pacifica

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is awarding an $85,634 grant to Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families for the first year of its behavioral health workforce education and training program for professionals and paraprofessionals. For this three-year program, the recommended total federal grant support would be $312,014, pending the availability of funds and satisfactory progress.

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