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4/24/2012 - Lewis Praises Resolution of Mojave Cross Court Case 2/8/2012 - Lewis Mourns Loss of Former Appropriations Staff Director Frank Cushing 2/3/2012 - Calvert and Lewis Seek to Revive Ontario Airport Business in Meetings with FAA, LA Airports Officials 1/12/2012 - Congressman Jerry Lewis Announces Retirement from Congress After 46 Years of Public Service 12/20/2011 - Lewis Supports House of Representatives Call for Yearlong Payroll Tax Cut, Unemployment Benefits Extension 12/16/2011 - House Passes Appropriations Bill that Supports Veterans and National Security, Reduces Federal Spending 12/14/2011 - Lewis Urges Senate, President to Approve Payroll Tax Cut Bill with Pipeline Project to Create Thousands of Jobs 11/22/2011 - Calvert and Lewis Urge Transportation Secretary to Intervene to Avoid Loss of Ontario Airport 11/16/2011 - Lewis Praises Legislation to Help Veterans Find Jobs and Reduce Tax Burden for Small Business 10/18/2011 - Congressman Lewis warns that jobs may be lost because of overzealous regulation for small Santa Ana sucker fish 10/1/2011 - CONGRESSMAN LEWIS HOSTS TELEPHONE TOWN HALL 9/8/2011 - Lewis Warns That Congress Will not Increase the National Debt to Fund Jobs Program with no Guarantee of Jobs 8/1/2011 - Congressman Lewis supports debt limit compromise but warns of future cuts to defense spending 7/29/2011 - Congressman Lewis supports legislation to reduce federal spending, protect against default 7/7/2011 - Lewis Warns of Restrictions to Funds for Pakistan if Concerns Raised by bin Laden Raid are not Resolved 6/22/2011 - Lewis Urges the President to Avoid a Repeat of the Past in Afghanistan by Pulling Out too Soon 5/31/2011 - Federal Debt Limit Increase Must Be Accompanied by Major Spending Reductions, Lewis Insists 4/11/2011 - Lewis Praises Spending Compromise, Calls for Quick Action to Keep Government Open and Reduce the Deficit 4/7/2011 - Lewis Urges Colleagues to Find a Way to Keep Government Open, Reduce $1 trillion-plus Deficit 2/15/2011 - Congressman Lewis warns of fiscal disaster without major reductions in federal spending 2/3/2011 - Small Business Administration To Accept Disaster Relief Loan Applications for Victims of December Floods 1/26/2011 - Congressman Lewis commends president for declaring disaster for December storms 1/25/2011 - Lewis Reponds to State of the Union, Warns Spending “Freeze” Won’t Eliminate Deficit 1/7/2011 - Congressman Jerry Lewis named Appropriations Committee Chairman Emeritus, Will Serve on Five Subcommittees 12/17/2010 - Lewis Supports Legislation to Continue Tax Relief for All Americans 10/14/2010 - With Unemployment Still at Record Levels, the White House Backtracks on “Shovel Ready” Projects 9/28/2010 - House of Representatives Passes Lewis Resolution Condemning Theft of Mojave Cross 9/24/2010 - Appropriations Republicans Want Answers on Health Care Act Implementation Costs 9/23/2010 - Lewis Praises Republican Pledge to America 8/12/2010 - Lewis to Host Free Small Business Development Workshop with Federal, Local Officials and Lenders 8/4/2010 - Reid and Senate Continue Mockery of Responsible Spending, Rush Through State Bailout Designed to Save Only Government Jobs 7/28/2010 - Lewis Dismayed by Injunction in Federal Lawsuit against Arizona Immigration Law 7/20/2010 - Appropriations Alternative Would Save Billions of Tax Dollars, Preserve a Strong National Defense 7/20/2010 - Lewis joins 76 members in Court Brief opposing federal lawsuit against Arizona Immigration Law 7/15/2010 - More Spending Increases Dominate Energy and Water Funding Bill 7/15/2010 - Appropriations Committee Republicans Introduce a “Clean” Troop Funding and Disaster Assistance Supplemental 7/15/2010 - Yet again, Democrats Approve Huge Funding Levels for Domestic Programs 7/1/2010 - With Too Much Spending, Transportation, Housing Appropriations Bill Passes Subcommittee 5/11/2010 - REPS. CALVERT, LEWIS AND McKEON CONDEMN VANDALISM TO MOJAVE CROSS, WILL WORK TO REPLACE MONUMENT TO FALLEN HEROES 5/5/2010 - Lewis Statement on Chairman Obey's Retirement Announcement 4/28/2010 - Lewis Praises Supreme Court Decision Supporting Land Transfer to Save Mojave Cross 3/24/2010 - Lewis Floor Statement on the Emergency Supplemental “Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act” 3/21/2010 - Health Plan Passed by House Will Cost Jobs, Increase Taxes and Create More Bureaucracy, Rep. Jerry Lewis Warns 3/16/2010 - Statement by Appropriations Ranking Member Jerry Lewis at the FY 2011 Budget and Economic Outlook Hearing 3/4/2010 - Lewis Statement on H.R. 2847, the “HIRE” Act 3/3/2010 - The President Still Hasn’t Answered the Question: How Much will it COST?? 2/25/2010 - Congressman Lewis Statement on Health Care Summit 2/24/2010 - Total Costs of Health Care Reform Still a Mystery - Lewis Urges Speaker Pelosi to Hold Off Any Vote Until True Costs Are Known 2/15/2010 - Congressman Lewis warns of fiscal disaster without major reductions in federal spending 2/15/2010 - Congressman Lewis warns of fiscal disaster without major reductions in federal spending 2/4/2010 - Lewis: There is an Easy Way to Avoid Increasing National Debt…Democrats Can Stop Spending So Much 1/27/2010 - The So-Called “Spending Freeze” 12/22/2009 - Congressman Lewis Concerned New Desert Monuments Bill Goes too Far in Locking up a Million Acres 12/22/2009 - President Obama Signs Defense Spending Bill Approving Nearly $63 million Requested by Lewis for Local Projects 12/17/2009 - President Signs Omnibus Spending Bill Including Inland Empire Highway, Education, Social Service Projects 12/16/2009 - Lewis Statement on Democrats’ Flawed “Stimulus II” Spending Bill 10/29/2009 - Health Plan Put Together Behind Closed Doors Will Increase Costs, Reduce Benefits, Congressman Jerry Lewis Warns 10/7/2009 - Supreme Court Justices Challenge ACLU Attacks on Mojave Cross Transfer to Private Land 9/15/2009 - Congressman Lewis Urges Administration to Suspend Federal Funds to ACORN 9/15/2009 - Congressman Lewis Urges Administration to Suspend Federal Funds to ACORN 9/9/2009 - Congressman Lewis Introduces Resolution for House to Review Health Reform Bill for a Month Before Voting 8/11/2009 - Congressman Lewis to Meet With Constituents to Discuss Health Care Legislation 7/22/2009 - Government-run Health Care Plan Will Cost Jobs and Increase Taxes, Congressman Jerry Lewis Warns 7/17/2009 - House OKs Inland Empire Water and Energy Supply Projects Requested by Congressman Lewis 6/26/2009 - Lewis Warns of Jobs Losses Predicted Under Cap-and-Tax Energy Bill 5/18/2009 - Congressman Lewis Posts San Bernardino and Riverside County Projects Recommended for Federal Highway Funding 4/3/2009 - Congressman Lewis Posts Federal Spending Requests for Inland Empire Project on Website 3/11/2009 - Federal Spending Bill Will Fund Inland Empire Health, Education, Law Enforcement, Roads and Water Projects 2/13/2009 - Congressman Jerry Lewis Statement on Economic Stimulus Legislation 1/21/2009 - Flawed Stimulus Legislation Will Hurt, Not Help, our Nation’s Future 12/20/2008 - Congress Approves Federal Spending Bill with Funds For Vital Inland Empire Law Enforcement, Health, Education, Roads and Water Projects
