Harley Rouda: “It is time to step up and not be the Party of No.”

The essential nature of the prescription drugs and treatments you manufacture make it all the more vital for us to ensure their continued availability and affordability for all.

In fact, in Orange County in my district, we learned that if there is a one percent under count of low-income students, schools could lose over a quarter million dollars in Federal funding.

A one percent under count of low-income workers in my district means a loss of approximately $160,000 in Federal funding for job training programs, apprenticeship programs, and career counseling.

The bottom line is that the industries of the future are not going to be fossil fuel based.