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14 with the political, policy, and legislative elements necessary to be effective in the pursuit of favorable results for our clients. Members of the Congressional Delegation Senator Dianne Feinstein is the senior United States Senator from California. She is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee; Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; and the Senate Rules and Administration Committee. Perhaps most importantly, Senator Feinstein is also a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, where she chairs the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee. The Senate Appropriations Committee is regarded as one of the most powerful in Congress, responsible for allocating federal funds to government agencies each year and passing supplemental spending legislation when necessary. As such, the committee and its membership play a key role in funding the priorities and projects of the City of San Leandro. We fully expect Senator Feinstein to continue to support the mission of the City in the remainder of the 117th Congress. Senator Alex Padilla is the junior United States Senator from California, appointed on December 22, 2020 to fill the seat vacated by Vice President Kamala D. Harris. As a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Padilla played a key role in the development of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The Senator also serves on the Senate Budget Committee, helping to lead legislative drafting for the Build Back Better Act in the upper chamber. Finally, Senator Padilla is a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Senate Judiciary Committee; and Senate Rules and Administration Committee. Congresswoman Barbara Lee is the United States Representative for California’s 13th District and a champion for the Bay Area since her election to Congress in 1998. She serves as a member of the House Appropriations Committee and House Budget Committee, arguably two of the most important House Committees in the 117th Congress. In these key roles, Congresswoman Lee will help direct funding to the City of San Leandro through investments in the Build Back Better Act and Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations process. Our team fully expects that Congresswoman Lee will continue to advocate for the priorities of the City and the people of California’s 13th Congressional District. Congressional Leaders The scale and scope of any major legislative initiatives during the 117th Congress will need to be blessed with the support of top Democratic leadership in each chamber: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. It remains to be seen if the Republican Conference, led by House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, will engage in meaningful bipartisan discussions or support any emerging infrastructure package or the reauthorization. Our team is in communication with the “Big Four” leadership offices, and our relationship with each of these offices has deepened substantially since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic over a year ago. Our team has engaged their Congressional staff on transportation and infrastructure legislation throughout the negotiation process. We would be glad to facilitate connections with the City of San Leandro as appropriate to do so. Key Congressional Committees Our team enjoys productive working relationships with the professional majority and minority staff serving on key committees of jurisdiction within the House and Senate. We are well prepared to represent the interest of the city before those committees that oversee key policies and programs that impact local governments. Those may include the following in the House: the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, which has jurisdiction over all modes of transportation in the lower chamber, including aviation, maritime transportation, highways, bridges , mass transit, and railroads; the House Financial Services Committee, which oversees housing and community development; the DocuSign Envelope ID: 96DFE48D-519D-44F7-9CDC-44AC4D3EAE4A