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Jun 19, 2013
Capps Highlights Central Coast Priorities Contained in House Farm Bill
Capps highlighted key priorities for Central Coast farmers she worked to include in the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act (H.R. 1947)
Jun 18, 2013
Capps-Harris-Boxer-Coburn Organ Transplant Legislation Approved by U.S. Senate
HOPE Act Would Allow Research on HIV-Positive to HIV-Positive Organ Transplantation
Jun 17, 2013
Capps Announces Over $4 million in Funding for Central Coast Police, Fire, and Schools
Capps announced that San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties are receiving over $4 million in federal funding under the 2013 Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program.
Jun 11, 2013
Capps Introduces Legislation to Teach Students to Save Lives
Congresswoman Capps introduced legislation that would provide critical resources to assist schools with teaching students across the country the life-saving skills of CPR.
Jun 6, 2013
Capps Statement on Amendment Stopping Deferred Action for DREAMers
Issues: Immigration
Congresswoman Capps issued the following statement today after voting against the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2014.
Jun 6, 2013
Capps Congratulates 2013 National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Volunteer of the Year
Issues: Energy & Environment
Capps congratulated Goleta resident Paul Petrich on being honored as the 2013 National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Volunteer of the Year for his volunteer work with the Channel Islands Naturalist Corps.
Jun 6, 2013
Capps, Waters, Blumenthal Urge Obama Administration to Protect Widows from Foreclosure
Issues: Housing & Foreclosures, Veterans
Capps sent a letter to eight executive agencies urging them to protect surviving spouses from foreclosure.
May 30, 2013
Capps Responds to Firefighter Furloughs At Vandenberg Airforce Base
Issues: Economy and Jobs
Capps released the following statement in response to announcement from the California Professional Firefighters that 57 civilian firefighters at Vandenberg will face furloughs
May 30, 2013
Capps Announces Nearly $150,000 in Federal Funding for EndoCole
Issues: Small Business
Capps announced that EndoCole LLC, a medical device company in Santa Barbara, has been awarded a $144,150 grant from the National Cancer Institute’s Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR).
May 23, 2013
Capps Votes Against Increased College Costs
Issues: Education
Cappsvoted against H.R. 1911, legislation that would increase the cost of college by allowing the interest rates of federal student loans to be determined by the market and vary widely.
