Email Update - Jobs

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I sent an email update on Friday on my recent work to grow our economy. Make sure to join my email updates now so you don't miss any in the future!

We need to keep working to create jobs in Sacramento County and to rebuild the economy so it works for middle class families. Here's a quick note on my recent work to grow our economy.

Strengthening infrastructure, creating jobs

Earlier this week, the President signed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act, which I strongly supported. This crucial bill lays the groundwork to complete badly-needed flood safety projects in our area like the Natomas Levees Improvement Project. It will help keep Sacramento County families safe and create jobs.

Strengthening our levees will not only protect us from floods; it also means reinvesting in our local infrastructure. That will create new construction and other related jobs, give businesses and developers in the region the certainty they need to build and grow, and provide our local economy with a much needed boost.

I was proud to vote for this bill and to help push for its passage, and I will keep working to finish flood safety infrastructure projects throughout Sacramento County.

Making it in America

I also joined with several of my congressional colleagues this week to push for the passage of the "Make it in America" jobs plan to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S.

The Make it in America plan is crucial for helping to get our economy back on track. It includes legislation to create a national strategy to revitalize American manufacturing so we can make new, innovative products in America again.

Another Make it in America bill -- the Advancing Innovative Manufacturing Act -- would accelerate research, development, and innovation in manufacturing in the U.S. to help our manufacturers compete in the global economy.

Driving innovation to build tomorrow's economy

Additionally, I voted for a bipartisan bill to reauthorize NASA this week, helping to ensure that they have the resources they needs for future space exploration missions. NASA is essential for not only furthering our understanding of the universe, but also for making our economy more competitive.

You only need to look at some of our own local major economic engines, such as our largest employer Aerojet Rocketdyne, to see how NASA and its private partners help drive innovation in our economy in key areas like science, technology, and engineering.

And though you may not realize it, you often come into contact with a commercial product that was made possible because of NASA's research and cooperation with the private sector -- including scratch resistant eye lenses, water filters, and adjustable smoke detectors.

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