Ken Calvert actually said...

"H.R. 295 would reduce our defense civilian workforce by 15% by FY 2028 through the flexibility of attrition as well as giving more weight to performance in a Reduction in Force."

"Budgets can be values-based documents without being ideological manifestos, and I would hope that the burden of governing fosters a sense of pragmatism about the value of government investment."

"It is time for the Pentagon to make permanent reductions in a thoughtful manner that will result in a more efficient civilian workforce."

"Republicans must do whatever we can to reduce unchecked and inappropriate spending and I believe we have an exciting opportunity ahead of us to submit a fiscally responsible federal budget to the Amer..."