Padilla, Schiff Secure $22 Million for Beale Air Force Base

YUBA COUNTY, CA - Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) announced that they secured $22 million in federal funding for Beale Air Force Base, part of $25 million Padilla helped secure for three projects across the North State through Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills. This funding is part of the $241,794,366 in total Congressionally Directed Spending funding that Padilla delivered for California for FY 2026.

The bipartisan funding for Beale Air Force Base, secured by Padilla, Schiff, and the late Representative Doug LaMalfa, will go toward the Multi-Domain Operations Complex project. This project supports the base's operation and serves as a critical foundation to sustain Beale's mission and long-range strategy.

"This surge in federal funding for Beale Air Force Base is crucial to protecting our national security and bolstering military readiness at one of our state's premier bases. I appreciate Senator Schiff and the late Congressman Doug LaMalfa's partnership in securing this critical investment," said Senator Padilla. "I will continue working across the aisle to deliver lasting improvements for Northern California communities and invest in our troops and veterans."

"As the West Coast remains on the front line of deterring adversaries in the Pacific and the home of the nation's technological innovation, supporting Beale Air Force Base in Congress remains a bipartisan priority for our California delegation," said Senator Schiff. "And with the Air Force's selection in May of Beale for testing of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, the funding we secured will reinforce the base's new mission and support thousands of jobs in Yuba County. I was proud to work with Senator Padilla and the late Congressman LaMalfa to secure this important funding, and of the efforts of the dedicated servicemembers that I had a chance to meet at Beale last year."

Padilla also secured federal funding for two additional North State projects:

• Veterans Memorial Hall Improvements Project - $1.50 million: This project improves the conditions of the Veterans Memorial Hall in Del Norte County by providing ADA compliance and clean air and warming shelter infrastructure.

• Police Radio Upgrades (Sutter County) - $1.50 million: This funding will be used to purchase new multiband radios and improve communication between law enforcement and emergency response agencies.

More information on these appropriations bills is available here, here, and here.

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