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Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-San Jose, lashed out at President Donald Trump’s cuts to programs combating climate change on Friday in Pacifica, where local officials and residents have been left scrambling to protect critical infrastructure after a long-anticipated $50 million federal grant to address severe coastal erosion along Beach Boulevard in Pacifica was scrapped.
The grant was part of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program that was cut earlier this year.
Congressman Sam Liccardo is calling on the White House to restore funds that help address coastal erosion.
Liccardo, former mayor of San Jose, held a news conference at the Pacifica boardwalk, along with Pacifica Mayor Sue Beckmeyer to announce new legislation that would restore what he called a critical program.
Last month, the Trump administration canceled a FEMA grant program designed to boost infrastructure called Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC).
Rep. Sam Liccardo appeared on MSNBC to call out the egregious corruption of President Trump on the night of his meme coin dinner at his golf club in Sterling, VA, which was attended by the top 220 holders of $TRUMP.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.) claim President Donald Trump’s May 22 meme coin dinner invites foreign interference and corruption.
South Bay Congressman Sam Liccardo introduced a bill Thursday aimed at helping people fight back against the Trump administration. Ian Cull reports.
Congressional Republicans have two pieces of stablecoin legislation crafted, STABLE and GENIUS, acronyms assumed to be devised — though no one would ever confirm this — as a nod to their party leader's famous construction.
A top Democratic leader was in the South Bay to tour schools and urge Congress not to cut critical school funding. Ian Cull reports.
When Sam Liccardo ran to succeed Anna Eshoo in the House of Representatives last fall, he campaigned on bipartisanship and pragmatism, eager to pass legislation on housing, climate change and other issues of concern to his Silicon Valley constituents. Now, the former San Jose mayor finds himself in the Democratic opposition as he tries to curtail the actions of the Trump Administration and its allies in Congress. Weekly Editor Gennady Sheyner sat down with Liccardo on April 15 to discuss how things are going so far. This interview was edited for clarity and length.
Congressman Sam Liccardo, approaching 100 days in office, says he is trying to fight against President Donald Trump’s actions while also working across the aisle to get things done.
“This is a difficult dance we’re doing,” Liccardo said in an interview yesterday.
On housing, Liccardo said he has three ideas without spending money that Republicans could be open to incorporating into a larger bill.
One idea is to give more flexibility on how Section 8 housing vouchers are used so they can pay for transitional homeless shelters.