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June 14, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr.

June 13, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39), during the House Committee on Armed Services markup of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), was able to secure defense priorities improving military transition assistance and employment programs.

June 13, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Mark Takano (D-CA) secured the inclusion of a bipartisan amendment in the FY 2020 NDAA to support job placement assistance and related employment services for military families.

June 13, 2019 Press Release

FULLERTON, CA – Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) announced that Metrolink and BNSF is set to receive a $30,000,000 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant to fund a portion of the $130 Million Fullerton Junction Interlocking Rail Project.

June 6, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) released the following statement on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France.

June 5, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) joined Representatives John Rutherford (FL-04), Al Lawson (FL-05), and Michael Waltz (FL-06) in introducing H.R. 3103, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2019, which will increase access to service dogs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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June 5, 2019 Press Release
This week, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) delivered a one-minute speech at the start of Gun Violence Prevention Awareness week. Rep. Cisneros is a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce and member of both the House Committee on Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs. He cosponsored and introduced H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, with his congressional colleagues. The bill passed the House on a bipartisan basis and has been referred to the Senate.
June 4, 2019 Press Release
Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) voted in support of H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act. With the current administration’s rollback of existing protections and work authorizations for individuals with Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the Dream and Promise Act will offer a pathway to citizenship for these and similarly situated immigrants who have spent much of their lives in the United States.
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June 3, 2019 Press Release

FULLERTON, CA – This week, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) toured CJ Foods, Suzuki Motor of America Inc., the Prado Dam, and the Orange County Water District to highlight the 39th Congressional District’s burgeoning business community and the importance of maintaining and improving Southern California’s infrastructure.

May 30, 2019 Press Release
Today, on Wednesday, May 29th, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN), and Congressman Jack Bergman (R-MI) sent Acting Secretary Shanahan (DoD) and Secretary Wilkie (VA) a bipartisan letter to express their serious concerns with the suicide epidemic affecting servicemembers and veterans and to ask for clarity regarding the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) efforts to respond to this crisis. Reps. Cisneros, Banks, and Bergman are all veterans that serve on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

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