Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) reintroduced the Secure Accountability for Emigres and Refugees (SAFER) Act, H.R. 441. The SAFER Act would add requirements to the Syrian and Iraqi refugee security vetting process. “I continue to believe we should halt the Syrian and Iraqi refugee programs until we take further steps to increase the security vetting process,” said Rep. Calvert. “Specifically, I believe we should include a polygraph examination, collect and analyze biometric data and DNA sa...
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Last night, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) displayed a blue light in his Washington, D.C. office window in honor of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. “Our police officers risk their lives every day to protect our communities and keep us safe,” said Rep. Calvert. “On Law Enforcement Appreciation Day we honor the men and women in blue who bravely serve and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Today, and every day, we should ask ourselves what steps we can take to e...
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Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) voted along with a bipartisan majority of the House in support of the INSPIRE Act, H.R. 321. Rep. Calvert is an original cosponsor of the Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act. “The future of America’s technological, scientific, and economic success will be determined by our ability to educate and stimulate the minds of our students,” said Rep. Calvert. “Women have made incredible contributions in our ...
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Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) reintroduced legislation aimed at creating a more efficient civilian workforce at the Department of Defense (DOD). The Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniform and Civilian Employees (REDUCE) Act (H.R. 295) would require the DOD to make civilian workforce reductions in a systematic manner without compromising our ability to maintain a strong national defense over the long term. “The out of control growth in the Defense Department bureaucracy must be stopp...
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Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement regarding the proposed amendment to the Rules of the House to reform the Office of Congressional Ethics: “This is not the time and place to reform the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), which is why I voted against the House Rules amendment during the House GOP Conference last night. It’s critical that the House focus on the problems we were elected to fix: our broken healthcare system, the onslaught of job-killing regulati...
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Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) announced the students from the 42nd Congressional District who have been nominated to attend one of the U.S. Service Academies. As a Member of Congress, Rep. Calvert has the privilege of nominating a select group of highly qualified young men and women from the 42nd Congressional District of California for an appointment to one or more U.S. Service Academies—Air Force, Naval, Military and Merchant Marine. The Service Academies will evaluate the nominees ba...
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On Friday, December 16th, the President signed H.R. 6416 into law, which contained legislation introduced by Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) to streamline veteran education benefits at community colleges. “Our veterans should be able to receive their education benefits without any unnecessary delays,” said Rep. Calvert. “Community colleges provide incredible educational opportunities for our veterans, so I am pleased the President signed this bill into law to make it easier for veterans to use t...
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Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) voted along with a bipartisan majority (360 to 61) of the House in support of the Water Infrastructure Improvements Act for the Nation (WIIN) Act, a comprehensive water resources bill. “Even before California began to suffer from drought conditions, I have worked with my colleagues to enact solutions that improve our state’s aging water infrastructure and update the policies that have led to its inefficient operation,” said Rep. Calvert. “Today, we have pas...
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Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42), a member of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, criticized the Defense Department for willfully ignoring the findings of a report issued by the Defense Business Board on the unsustainable growth in the civilian bureaucracy at the Pentagon. An investigation by The Washington Post found that Defense Department officials took a series of actions to keep the report and its findings out of public view. “I introduced the REDUCE Act because there’s an ...
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Today, the House passed H.R. 6416, which contained legislation introduced by Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) to streamline veteran education benefits at community colleges. “Our veterans should be able to receive their education benefits without any unnecessary delays,” said Rep. Calvert. “Community colleges provide incredible educational opportunities for our veterans, so I am pleased Congress is taking action to make it easier for veterans to use their education benefits at these institutions....
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