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The 21st District extends along the Interstate 5 corridor from Mendota to south of Bakersfield, including much of the south of Fresno with Reedley and Sanger on the eastern outskirts. Cox helped provide the financing through the Central Valley Fund to construct the United Health Centers building next door to the Woman’s Club on Seventh Street. And he said it was at the facilitiy’s ground breaking in February when he decided to consider a run for Valadao’s seat.
Phillip Vander Klay, Cox’s spokesman, set up a phone interview Dec. 14 when his boss was on the road. Here are the results in a question-and-answer format.
How are your days shaping up?
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listened.
But Frazier did talk
about his love for 60s era rock ‘n’ roll, the Beatles, Beach Boys. He knew his classic rock.
“He loves music so we gave him guitar lessons,” Hernandez said, adding that he played stuff by Paul M, John Lennon “and all those old-time songs.”
Frazier said he started singing on stage when he was 8 at a recurring community event. “Every year I would do Justin Bieber, Jonas Brothers and Big Time Rush,” he said. “But I really started getting interested in music in junior high school. I discovered the Beatles. I would sings the songs at home, and my mom told me I had a nice voice.
“I started collecting record albums. I have a lot of records from the 60s and 70s.”
Cox: “We’re pretty busy. We’re getting ready to hit the ground running on Jan 3. Yesterday, we were all day in Bakersfield. We were doing the transition with Rep. Valadao’s office. We’ll be moving into his office in Bakersfield. We’ll be moving into his office in Washington, D.C. as a matter of fact.”
Have you taken meetings in D.C. and gotten together with other incoming freshmen congressmen, congresspeople?
Cox: “Yeah we had a ... I missed the first week of new member orientation while the race was still being sorted out. I went to the second week of new member orientation. And then we spent a week in a bipartisan meeting and workshop back at Harvard in Boston with the new members as well. And so it’s a fantastic class. It’s so diverse on the Democratic side and just not in terms of ethnicities but really the
Frazier said he still plays guitar.
He said a teacher used to let him sing presentations in class because he knew Frazier was in choir. It worked.
But talking still puts him on edge.
“When I do have to speak I start getting tense, my palms begin to sweat and my legs twitch,” he said. “I see the person’s face and they start to look uncomfortable. It makes me feel sad, but I still try to finish my sentence.”
At the General Session, which comes off a lot like a rally to start the school year, the theme discussed by district superintendent Adela Jones was “creating extraordinary moments.” And Frazier embodied that. He gave a performance worthy of “America’s Got Talent” on NBC. And for a moment, he provided inspiration to every educator, administrator and bus driver in the room.
“When I first heard
backgrounds and range of talents that everyone’s bringing to the Congress. And a great chance to meet our new Republican members. Across the board, we’re all dedicated towards working for the people and making a difference in the lives of our constituents.”
What’s your stand on the Green New Deal?
Cox: “Absolutely. This is, the thing is, we all know where we should be going with regards to climate change, with regards to the jobs of the future, the technology of the future. And the question is do we want to be leaders or followers? And I’ve always been a leader and tend to stay on that path.”
How will you use what you’ve learned building health centers to create more water infrastructure, the economics of bringing money to the region?
Cox: “That’s what I focused on doing with my private organization. Is
Mason sing at the Special Olympics event Sanger High hosted in the spring, I was so impressed by him,” Jones said via email. “When I determined that the theme for the district would be ‘Create Extraordinary Moments,’ I immediately knew I wanted to ask him to sing our national anthem.
“He is a shining example of what our teachers and staff have done to create extraordinary moments that have supported and encouraged him to find his extraordinary talent!”
The National Stuttering Foundation’s Fraser said, “Anything that builds confidence (helps stutterers). Your overall health, your concept of yourself. Anything that helps gives you self confidence.”
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that it’s no stretch. And it’s a fact that we don’t get our fair share of federal investment here in the Central Valley. And so I advocated and I fought, and I was able to secure some scarce federal dollars as a private individual with my own organization. But as a congressman, we’ll be able todothatatagreat,ata much higher degree.”
Good luck on that.
Cox: “Well yes. But keep in mind that now we have a Valley coalition from Stockton all the way down to Bakersfield — 200 miles. We have Jerry McNerney (District 9). We have Josh Harder (District 10). We have Jim Costa (District 16). We have TJ Cox. That are all collectively working on things that matter to the people of the Central Valley — access to quality affordable health care, clean air, clean water, well paying jobs and delivery of water not only for the ag industry but for our communities.”
What’s going to be on you immediate agenda?
Cox: “On the immediate agenda is the delivery of those things that we have just been talking about. Is that we were going to continue to focus on how do we get and deliver quality affordable health care for
all? How do we create more training opportunities and facilities for health care professionals here in the Central Valley? How will we get more water and a reliable water supply for not only our ag industry but for our communities? You may know I just signed on a letter expressing support for an extension of the WIN Act.”
And the WIN Act is what?
Cox: “The Water Infrastructure Now act ... a bipartisan compromise, a bipartisan bill between Kevin McCarthy and Diane Feinstein and something that’s really going to help, provide money, one, for more storage, more flexibility to deliver more water to the Valley and flexibility and impetus to use this water in an environmental and ecologically in, I don’t know, a sound fashion, but in a positive manner.”
Speaking of that (bipartisanship), the mood in Washington is bizarre. Butdoyouseealotofthis stuff, the getting together and working together across the parties at least on the issues you’re talking about being easier? Perhaps is there more a more a mood of people getting (along)?
Cox: “Yeah. I know
exactly what you’re talking about.That’s one of the reasons why I was elected — is that people are tired of the political polarization. They’re tired of the sniping and the name calling from both sides. They’re tired of this reality show circus in the White House. So what people want, they want a Congress that is going to work for them and deliver for the people. And this is a Congress that’s going to reassert itself to be the voice of the people.”
When you were on the campaign trail, you kind of went all over the place. is that how you went from underdog to taking it all home?
Cox: “I think so. We were wherever we could be throughout the district. Because there’s nothing more important to talking to the voters, to hearing their concerns and being able to relate to the issues that matter to them. I can tell you, so many politicians forget that they work for the people. And that’s a promise I made. I’ll never forget that I work for you.”
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The Sanger Community Task Force meets at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 15 at Crosspointe Church, 2528 S. McCall Ave. Details, 559-250-6433.
American Legion Post 23 holds Bingo at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday, and its meetings are 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 1502 O St. All are welcome. Details, 559-875- 6204.
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The Sanger Woman’s Club monthly luncheon meetings include Osher Lifelong Learning Center at Fresno State with Jill Wagner, executive director at noon
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The Sanger branch of the Fresno County Public Library has has multiple programs. Elves Workshop isfrom2to4p.m.Dec.22. Read to a Dog with Vinny! is 10:30 a.m. the second and fourth Saturday of each month. The library is closed Dec. 24 and 25.
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