Ken Calvert

Tonight I want to discuss an important issue that is significantly impacting our economy but has not received nearly enough attention and action by the administration and this Congress. If the issue is not addressed, it will continue to…

Right now, behind closed doors, negotiations are taking place on the $1 trillion bill to provide for the government takeover of health care. I find it baffling that instead of talking about jobs, my friends on the other side of the aisle…

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.

It seems to me that we are reacting slowly to the problem.

Sometimes, as the gentleman from Texas indicated, we get involved in the earmark process because it is, quite frankly, faster to give money to the locals than anything else.

Are there plans to focus more of your OEC's, more of their resources to address technical assistance?

I want to bring up a couple of fires in the past and some of the difficulties we have had in California.

in 1996, I created the E-Verify program, and I will not idly stand by while a coalition of pro-amnesty groups and their allies in big business kill this program in the dead of night. The American people have repeatedly voiced their support…

Will it truly provide more middle-class jobs or improve infrastructure? The answer, sadly, no.

Will it truly provide more middle class jobs or improve infrastructure? The answer, sadly, no.

2 years ago, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle told the American people they had a commonsense plan to bring down gas prices. Unfortunately, we still haven't seen this commonsense plan, so I would like to offer my own. This is a…

Since 2000, foreign trade has increased by more than 20 percent. During that same time, more than 7 million new jobs have been created. Simply put, free trade works. I strongly urge Congress to move forward with passing the recently…

the Riverside-Corona Feeder Water Supply Act represents an important investment in the water infrastructure in western Riverside County, California, one of the fastest-growing regions in this country. At a time when water demand continues…

I want to thank my chairman, Mrs. Napolitano, for the hard work that she has put into all these water bills and for her desire to make sure that areas such as southern California have water for the future. The South Orange County Recycled…

Last week, as for many of us, I first heard about Juanita's illness. That is surprising because there is a group of us on both sides of the aisle that fly back and forth to California every week. I know there is a lot of talk about…

as the author of H.R. 988, I rise today to pay tribute to First Lieutenant Todd Bryant. The legislation would designate a post office in my district as the ``Lieutenant Todd Bryant Post Office.'' Todd was born on January 14, 1980, in Long…

Congress has rarely been distinguished by its moral courage. But even grading on a curve, we can only describe this week's House debate on a vote of no-confidence in the mission in Iraq as one of the most shameful moments in the…

I am proud to join Chairman Gordon, Mr. Hall and Mr. Wu as the lead sponsors of H.R. 365, the Methamphetamine Remediation Act of 2007. Mr. Speaker, we were very close to sending this legislation to the President for signature at the end of…

I want to commend Mr. Ehlers and his Subcommittee for its excellent oversight of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Within the Department of Commerce. The agency was established originally as a part of the…

do not make any mistake about this. The Weiner amendment will gut NASA. Do not make any mistake. This amendment will transfer the preeminence that we presently have in space to India and others and China especially. As my friend, Mr…

this Nation's investment in the sciences is not only the right thing to do; it is critical to our very survival as a global leader. Throughout the 20th century, one of the strengths of the United States was our knowledge-based resources…

just last week we witnessed American, coalition and Iraqi forces taking the fight to the enemy by eliminating the terrorist leader of al Qaeda in Iraq. During the very same week the Iraqi people looked as their first democratically elected…