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05/24/2012
Congressman McNerney Named Legislator Of The Year By Veterans Service Officers
May 24, 2012 Stockton, Calif. – Today, Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) was awarded the Motomu Nakasako Legislator of the Year Award by the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers (CACVSO). “I am honored to receive this prestigious award. Fighting for our nation’s veterans has always been a passion of mine. It...
05/24/2012
Congressman McNerney Blasts New Plan To Steal Delta Water
Says BDCP remains a "blatant attack" on the Delta communitites May 24, 2012 Stockton, Calif. – Today, Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) condemned the latest developments related to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). Congressman McNerney’s office received a briefing on the outcome of meetings held last week between federal and state government...
05/17/2012
McNerney Calls For Action To Reduce Backlog Of Veterans' Claims At Oakland Regional Office
Leads California Congressional Delegation in Holding the VA Accountable May 17, 2012 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-11) led a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) calling on Sec. Shinseki to address the backlog of veterans’ benefits claims at the Oakland regional office in light of last week’s...
05/16/2012
California Members of Congress Demand that the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Be Fair and Equitable
Call the current delay "the last, best opportunity" to improve the far-reaching plan May 16, 2012 Washington, D.C. – Calling the most recent BDCP delay the “last, best opportunity to stand up to… unreasonable demands,” Reps. Jerry McNerney (CA-11), George Miller (CA-7), Mike Thompson (CA-1), Doris Matsui (CA-5), and John Garamendi (CA-10)...
05/16/2012
McNerney's Tracy Solar Energy Bill Signed into Law
Tracy solar energy project will create nearly 200 local jobs May 16, 2012 Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jerry McNerney’s Tracy solar energy bill was signed into law by the president. Congressman McNerney has been advocating for this project from its inception in 2008, championing legislation to allow the City of Tracy to...
05/17/2012
Bill paves way for Tracy-area solar project
Stockton Record May 17, 2012 TRACY - President Barack Obama has signed into law a bipartisan bill clearing the way for a 200-acre solar energy project on land west of Tracy. The law removes a bureaucratic hurdle preventing a solar project along Schulte Road, according to announcements from two regional congressmen who co-sponsored...
05/16/2012
Congressmen demand that Bay Delta Conservation Plan be fair and equitable
Central Valley Business Times May 16, 2012 Call the current delay the ‘the last, best opportunity’ to improve the plan Too many back-door deals, says congressman The Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which could shape the course of California’s history through the rest of the century and beyond, must be fair and equitable, say a...
05/11/2012
Already at rest, now honored at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
McClatchy May 11, 2012 WASHINGTON — Flora Brooks on Friday touched the engraved name of her late husband, the wounded soldier who won her devotion. For 42 years, the couple from California’s San Joaquin Valley shared a life no marital vow could anticipate. He was grievously brain-damaged and legless, a residue of Vietnam...
05/10/2012
Oakland VA office mishandled claims, inspector general finds
The Bay Citizen May 10, 2012 Report shows veterans' disability claims languish for up to eight and a half years. Staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Oakland office regularly made incorrect decisions when evaluating disability claims and failed to inform veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan that they are entitled to...
04/30/2012
Danville's 87-year-old Veterans Memorial Building reopens
Contra Costa Times April 30, 2012 Danville's Veterans Memorial Building, constructed in 1925 to honor World War I veterans, stepped into the 21st century Saturday, cheered on by a few hundred sun-splashed onlookers. A comprehensive $8.1 million renovation transformed the aging edifice into a bright, airy facility with space for veterans, a senior...
Constituent Spotlight: Pauline Lenora Johnson King
We honor the life of Pauline Lenora Johnson King. Pauline was 102 years old when she passed away and was the oldest resident in Mountain House. She worked tirelessly to serve her community through numerous church groups and through her prior work as an elementary school teacher. She also demonstrated the importance of civic engagement by serving as a poll worker until the age of 99. Pauline’s active involvement in our community serves as a lasting example for residents of the 11th Congressional District. Pauline had a lasting impression on her daughter, Bernice King Tingle, who is following in her mother’s footsteps by serving as the Board President of the Mountain House Community Services District.
