On April 11, Congressman Sam Farr visited San Benito County. The Congressman spoke about his passion for access to healthy foods. Congressman Farr, sits on the Appropriations Committee and Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development and Food and Drug Administration. In his position, he advocates for agriculture and access to healthy foods. He works hard to ensure that supplemental food assistance programs, like WIC, are funded. At San Benito Health Foundation, we offer medical, dental and Woman, Infants and Children (WIC) services.
President Obama will designate Ft. Ord, a former military base north of Monterey, as as a national monument, according to a White House statement released Friday.
A ceremony is set for Wednesday to dedicate the new West Pinnacles Visitor Contact Station as part of a $13 million rehabilitation project, according to Congressman Sam Farr’s office.
Congressman Sam Farr (D-Carmel) and Central Coast health care leaders mark the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, and recognized the benefits the law has already delivered to thousands on the Central Coast. On March 23, Congress passed and President Obama signed into law historic health care reform legislation: the Affordable Care Act.