Congressman Kevin McCarthy

Representing the 23rd District of CALIFORNIA
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Nov 1, 2014 Press Release
“My heart and prayers go out to the pilots of SpaceShipTwo and their families. Their courage and bravery to embark on missions that will lead towards expanding man’s reach into space exemplify the ingenuity and imagination of America."
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Oct 27, 2014 Press Release
"In our daily lives we experience efficiency in the way we bank, shop, and pay our bills. Why should we hold government to a lower standard? Government must be smaller, more effective, and more efficient."
Oct 21, 2014 Press Release
"There is no doubt that the issue of water is the top priority for our agriculture industry and our state. What we never expected however, nor should any community anticipate, is our government becoming so disconnected from the needs and realities of the communities they are supposed to serve."
Oct 14, 2014 Press Release
"The Central Valley has spent decades and hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up the air we breathe and we’ve been successful. Last year was the cleanest year on record. The Valley is making progress to meeting the old rules, but we are now being told that that isn’t enough."
Oct 14, 2014 Press Release
"For decades, so many of our neighbors were stricken with an illness that could not be identified or treated with any certainty that one would be fully healed. Much of the country outside of the Valley, including the medical community, was virtually unaware of it. This led to frustration and concern in our communities over the seemingly helpless fight. It left us with only the blind hope that a loved one wouldn’t contract the disease. It is my goal to change that."
Oct 4, 2014 Press Release
Bakersfield, CA - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the potential curative anti-Valley Fever drug nikkomycin Z (NikZ) as a “qualifying infectious disease product” (QIDP) under the GAIN Act, which will help move it into clinical trials and eventually help patients.
Sep 29, 2014 Press Release

Annapolis, MD - Today, Congressman Kevin McCarthy traveled to the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland where he visited with eleven midshipmen all of whom the Congressman nominated for attendance.

Sep 27, 2014 Press Release
" .... It is this can-do attitude that yields more than just large appetites. Since our ancestors settled in the Central Valley long ago, we have become the nation’s food basket and major supplier of energy - powering communities across the country. We have developed into a community of explorers, pushing the limits of space travel and aerospace capabilities ever since the sound barrier was broken in the Mojave Desert in 1947. One needs to look no further than our community as an example of American exceptionalism."
Sep 19, 2014 Press Release

Bakersfield, CA – Congressman Kevin McCarthy will hold a forum in Bakersfield on Saturday, October 25th for students in the 23rd Congressional District interested in attending one of the U.S. Service Academies:

Sep 16, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced that Tulare, Kern and Kings Counties are no longer in the habitat range of the Valley Longhorn Elderberry Beetle.  For decades, protecting the Elderberry Beetle has put costly and time consuming burdens on our local communities making critical infrastructure and economic developm

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Nov 22, 2013 Video

Today, Congressman McCarthy testified in front of the House Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space on the importance of the commercial space industry and his legislation (H.R. 3038), the SOARS Act, that will streamline the regulatory process for commercial spacecraft to ensure continued innovation while maintaining safety. 

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