David Valadao: “If you are hell bent on spending money and building rail, start somewhere where we actually need rail.”

The regulation requires that railroads operating in California must quickly begin adopting zero emission technology for locomotives, technology that is currently not commercially available.

Due to unexpected travel issues, I was not able to make votes this evening. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 356, YEA on Roll Call No. 357, and YEA on Roll Call No. 358. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Protecting Medicaid is essential for the vulnerable constituents we were elected to represent. Therefore, we cannot support a final bill that threatens access to coverage or jeopardizes the stability of our hospitals and providers.

Unfortunately, these awards have failed to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness.