Ken Calvert

There is no question that California already has a tough time convincing companies to consider us.

the Service's decision totally disregards the scientific and economic realities of the Inland Empire

Do you believe there could be an effect on how you operate this billion-dollar enterprise that the taxpayers pay for?

Jerry Lewis, Joe Baca, and I all represent this area along the Santa Ana River, and we are all joined together, Republican and Democrat, concerned about the economic future of this region.

I think we can all agree up here, I think we can all agree in the audience, additional water deliveries from the Delta is not certain.

There is talk about a bond to build additional projects, which I think need to be built, expand the--build the site's reservoir expansion, storage, Shasta, the Upper San Joaquin, more efficient utilization of the pumps, diversion around…

If you think, for years we talked about trying to transition the Inland Empire from a bedroom community supplying jobs to the coastal communities...

I would to carry on, on this subject.

I am concerned that the proposed designation may have devastating and long-reaching economic ramifications.

Without water, you can't do anything. Without energy, you can't.

the new Santa Ana Sucker habitat designation does not include these required considerations, and, as such, endangers the economic well-being of an entire region

I do not believe that managing America's natural resources and promoting America's continued economic prosperity are mutually exclusive.

Without a reliable water supply, our cities cannot grow. Without roads and infrastructure to get our goods to market, our economy cannot grow, and we cannot create jobs.

I want to make a point about Judge Wanger. I am glad the Chairman--his reputation is unblemished.

This project that Mr. Lewis and myself and others over the years have protected and tried to get completed, the all-river plan...

What new scientific evidence has been found that lead the service to conclude that a new critical habitat designation was necessary?

Reclaiming my time, the program has already taken a substantial hit, a $20 million hit, as a matter of fact. Almost every other program in our bill has taken substantial hits. We're serious about reducing spending. If we had the additional…

I do this extremely reluctantly because I am very supportive of the DERA program, but I can't support the offset. The DERA program, as the gentlelady is aware, was not in the administration's mark, and in this underlying bill, we provide…

I appreciate the gentleman's shared desire to reduce spending, however, I must oppose this amendment. As the minority pointed out, to meet the 2012 302(b) allocation, we cut the Energy Star program by $27.5 million, funding for the Energy…

Before I came here to Congress, I was in the restaurant business. We had to please the customers that we served. We certainly couldn't give them an inferior product. Only in Washington, D.C., would we spend more and get less. The gentleman…

I certainly rise in strong support of this fiscal year 2012 Defense appropriation bill. I want to particularly thank Chairman Young and Ranking Member Dicks and their staffs for a fantastic job. Thank you very much for your hard work and a…

I want to thank our guest for coming out today, I understand the traffic was bad, I saw it out there, it was pretty difficult.

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor and pay tribute to the 100th birthday of the late President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, a man who deeply loved our country and who, through the course of his life, changed the world to a better…

Last Saturday, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and many others were victims of a brutal and brazen attack as they participated in a Congress on Your Corner event. Six people were killed and many more were injured. Like many of my…

I stand in strong support of House Resolution 1219, a bipartisan resolution which expresses the sense of the U.S. House of Representatives that National Child Awareness Month should be established in the month of September. September is…