• August 2014
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    Brownley Announces Assistance for Homeless Veterans in Ventura County

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D – Westlake Village) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded additional housing vouchers to the City of San Buenaventura to help homeless veterans transition into safe and affordable housing. The City of San Buenaventura received a $36,203 award, which will support 10 new HUD-VASH vouchers.

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    Brownley Announces More Than $600,000 for Ventura County Airports

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) announced more than $600,000 in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for much-needed infrastructure projects at the Camarillo and Oxnard airports.

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  • July 2014
  • Brownley Signing VA Conference Agreement
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    Brownley Statement on VA Conference Agreement

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement on the VA conference agreement.

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    Brownley Announces More Than $400,000 for the Port of Huneme

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D – Westlake Village), announced that the Port of Hueneme will receive more than $400,000 in funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Fiscal Year 2014 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP).

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    Brownley Scores Historic Victory for Veterans

    Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a motion offered by Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) to improve VA care for survivors of military sexual trauma (MST) and to instruct the VA conference committee to pass the more comprehensive Senate-passed version of the VA reform bill. Passage of Brownley’s motion represents a historic victory, as such motions offered by members of the House minority rarely pass. Brownley’s motion passed 213-193.

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    Brownley Questions Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson

    Congresswoman Brownley asked Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson about how the VA plans to bring its IT systems into the 21st century.

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    Brownley Co-Sponsors the “Protect Women’s Health from Corporate Interference Act”

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) and dozens of House colleagues will introduce the “Protect Women’s Health From Corporate Interference Act.” The bill would stop for-profit corporations from imposing religious beliefs on employees and denying birth control coverage. The bill maintains existing exemptions for religious employers (e.g., houses of worship) and religious non-profits.

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    Brownley Statement for Independence Day

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

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  • June 2014
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    Brownley Statement on Hobby Lobby Ruling by Supreme Court

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby.

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    Brownley Statement on Nomination of Bob McDonald for VA Secretary

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement on the nomination of Robert A. “Bob” McDonald to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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    Brownley Announces $1.4 Million for Ventura County

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) announced Ventura County will receive more than $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Interior through their 2014 Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. This is an increase from the $1.3 million that Ventura County received in 2013 under this same program.

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    Brownley Advances Ventura County Priorities on VA Conference Committee

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) met with House and Senate negotiators to formally open the conference committee to reconcile differences between the Senate-passed H.R. 3230 and House-passed H.R. 4031 and H.R. 4810.

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    Brownley Introduces VA Investigation and Accountability Act

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) introduced the VA Investigation and Accountability Act, a bill that would provide $12 million in Fiscal Year 2014 emergency supplemental appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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    Brownley Named to Conference Committee for VA Reform Bill

    Today, because of her leadership on veterans issues as the Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) was named to the conference committee for the VA reform bill.

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    Brownley Introduces Bill to Expand Complementary and Alternative Care for Veterans

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) introduced the Expanding Care for Veterans Act. Brownley’s bill would expand complementary and alternative medicine and mental health care options for our nation’s veterans.

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    Brownley Holds Reception for Service Academy Appointees and Families

    On Monday, June 16, 2014, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) held a reception outside her Thousand Oaks office for the nine Ventura County high school students nominated by her who accepted appointments to U.S. service academies – the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York (USMA), the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland (USNA), and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado (USAFA). 

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    Brownley Applauds Executive Order Prohibiting Discrimination by Federal Contractors

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) applauded the President’s signing of an executive order prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation against workers. In March, Brownley, and more than 100 other members, urged the President to sign such an executive order.

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    Brownley Introduces Bill to Connect Students with Local Manufacturing Jobs

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) unveiled the American Manufacturing Jobs for Students Act (H.R. 4815), legislation intended to provide career education and counseling about local manufacturing jobs for middle and high school students.

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