Whitesides Delivers Major Wins for CA-27: “Lowering Costs, Creating Jobs, Improving Safety”

As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, Whitesides continues to use every tool at his disposal to deliver for his district – lowering costs and making California communities safer and more resilient.

Read more in his op-ed below:

• One of my top priorities as your representative in Congress is bringing federal funding home to the Santa Clarita Valley. That means lowering the cost of living, creating good-paying local jobs, and investing in the businesses and workers that make our economy run.
• During the [NDAA] process, I was able to negotiate a series of important wins for our district, bringing federal funding home to businesses, workers and defense initiatives made right here in California’s 27th District.
• Our district is home to thousands of skilled workers, servicemembers, and innovative companies that are driving cutting-edge aerospace, defense, and wildfire response technologies. In my role on the Armed Services Committee, I made sure they weren’t left behind.
• I was able to secure federal support for their work — a critical investment in our local innovators that will bring jobs home, boost our local economy and ensure our area stays at the forefront of defense and national security.
• Another critical focus of mine throughout the process was improving our ability to respond to wildfires…we secured increased support for the FireGuard program, which plays a key role in detecting and tracking wildfires and making sure that life-saving information reaches local firefighters quickly.
• These changes will help keep our communities safer, our first responders better equipped, and our wildfire response faster and more effective.
• We successfully introduced and passed an amendment that will lower the cost of building housing…we delivered on education and job training…and we protected health care for servicemembers and their families.
• Every amendment, every dollar brought home to our district, and every policy advanced through this year’s NDAA reflects our commitment to the people of CA-27. These victories ensure our district remains at the forefront of innovation, safety, and economic vitality.
• As your congressman, I promise to continue fighting for our community’s priorities, securing investments that lower costs, uplift families, support local businesses, and advance the technological innovations that make CA-27 a vibrant, thriving community.

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