Tuesday, December 18, 2007 Contact: Sean Oblack (202) 225-4176 Schiff Helps Secure Funding to Improve Safety at Burbank’s Parks Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff announced that the House of Representatives passed a critical funding bill late last night, that included money for the City of Burbank’s Park Patrol Detail Program. As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Schiff helped secure $235,000 for the Burbank Police Department which will be used to increase police presence during key hours at the city’s parks.  The funding will help better protect, preserve, and ensure a safe park environment for park-goers and neighboring communities around the city’s 29 parks.  “Our region has limited open space, so it is essential that the precious parklands we do have are safe for all to enjoy,” Schiff said.  “This funding will help improvesafety for the residents of Burbank and surrounding areas who use our parks and hike in our beautiful hills.” The funding was included in the Foreign Operations Appropriations/Consolidated Appropriations bill (H.R. 2764). This bill is also known as the omnibus appropriations bill for the Fiscal Year 2008, because it packages together several funding measures into one single bill.  The omnibus was necessary due to both the inability of the Senate to pass individual funding measures and the President’s vetoes. Rep. Schiff was appointed to serve on the House Appropriations Committee in the 110th Congress and is a member of its Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee, the State Department and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, Financial Services Subcommittee, and the Select Intelligence Oversight Panel.  He also serves on the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. He represents California’s 29th Congressional District, which includes the communities of Alhambra, Altadena, Burbank, East Pasadena, East San Gabriel, Glendale, Monterey Park, Pasadena, San Gabriel, South Pasadena and Temple City. -30-