Ken Calvert actually said...

"It is literally a Steinbeck novel up there. It is a chapter out of Grapes of Wrath and it is not getting any better."

"I was very pleased that the efforts of DHS and DEA and the other partner agencies are making the strike against the La Familia drug cartel."

"The success of the Merida Initiative, and the United States-Mexican cooperation in general, would be a hinge in the ability for both nations to address the serious erosion of national security."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is your third Californian in a row, so we have it all--earthquakes, wildfires, floods, droughts, pestilence."