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LA Times headline: Desperate mountain residents trapped by snow beg for help; 'We are coming,' sheriff says
March 2, 2023

San Bernardino County and state officials reassured residents trapped in their homes that help was on the way. Road crews were making progress on clearing the roads and getting to residents on Friday.

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San Bernardino Sun headline: Obernolte: Newsom must declare state of emergency for San Bernardino Mountains
March 1, 2023

Local officials are trying to get more help to Inland Empire mountain residents, many of whom remain snowed in, including some without power or groceries, after a series of devastating winter storms.

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Fox News Headline: I'm a video game developer but this technology to drop your energy bill $820 per year is no fantasy
January 10, 2023

The world recently witnessed a major breakthrough in the development of fusion energy. The announcement that U.S.

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Washington Examiner Headline: How we can restore an energy future that keeps the lights on
January 9, 2023

Reliable and affordable energy should be a fact of life in our country. And for most of America, it is. But under California ’s Green New Deal experiment, reliable power has become uncertain, with millions of people experiencing emergency power usage warnings across the state last month.

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Redlands Community News headline
December 29, 2022

While U.S. Rep. Pete Aguilar proudly lists local projects that will benefit from the $1.7 trillion Omnibus spending bill, U.S. Rep Jay Obernolte voted against the Omnibus spending bill in the U.S. House of Representatives last Friday, citing objections to the bill’s high top-line spending number and failure to address the nation’s skyrocketing national debt.

Issues:Budget
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Meyerside Chats screengrab
December 15, 2022

Evan Meyer welcomes U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte on this episode of Meyerside Chats.

Watch here.

Issues:Technology
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ABC 7 Headline: Inland Empire congressman co-sponsors bills to help tackle fentanyl crisis
November 22, 2022

HESPERIA, Calif. (KABC) -- The fentanyl crisis in the High Deserts of the Inland Empire has been on a steady rise, and Congressman Jay Obernolte is pushing for change to help fight the growing concerns.

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Yucaipa News Mirror headline: Yucaipa basin projects funded in part by grants
August 27, 2022

Yucaipa’s Wilson III Basin project is underway and the city will soon be getting a new lake and more as a result.

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San Bernardino Sun headline: It's time to fix rising gas prices: Jay Obernolte
May 5, 2022

Over the past several months, gas prices have spiraled to new heights here in California’s 8th District and across the country. I have heard from countless people in our district who are suffering as a result, and countless more who are desperately seeking relief. Some seek to place blame, but most just want to know how we can fix it.

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Victorville Daily Press headline: Rep. Obernolte presents Purple Heart to widow of Korean War Army veteran
March 24, 2022

Rep. Jay Obernolte presented a Purple Heart medal to the widow of Army veteran Robert Hodgson who was wounded while serving his country in the Korean War.