Lobbying for Long Beach funds in Washington
Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal joined a delegation of state lawmakers this week who advocated for California's interests in Washington, D.C. "It's important to keep California in everybody's mind," Lowenthal said by phone from her hotel room after meetings on Capitol Hill. "It would be unwise to stay home and hope for the best." The delegation of about two dozen legislators led by Assembly Speaker Karen Bass had this agenda: attract federal spending to California. The delegation is fighting for what Lowenthal termed "a wide spectrum of needs," including health care, transportation infrastructure, high-speed rail, drought relief and military contracts. Continue reading Press Telegram.
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