Ken Calvert

This bill takes a holistic approach to restoring the Salton Sea. At the request of this Secretary and the Salton Sea authority, $5 million is earmarked for wildlife resources studies to provide real-time science to support the…

early this year several news organizations in the southern California area conducted a poll to identify issues of concern to the citizens of that region. Improving the education system was far and away the highest priority among those…

I first met Sonny a little over 3 years ago. The only contact I had with Sonny prior to that is when I had dinner at his restaurant in Palm Springs, Sonny's. We both share that common background. My family was in the restaurant business…

Mr. Speaker, the time has finally come. For over a year I have worked hard to introduce a certain piece of legislation which I think overcomes all our differences, goes beyond party affiliation, and shows the American people that when all…

one of the most contentious battles looming before us today is the battle to save our children by improving education. Like other contentious issues that have come before the Congress such as abortion and the death penalty, very few people…

Mr. Chairman, this bill appropriates $70 million for NOAA's interannual and seasonal climate and global change research program, a $2 million increase over the current level, but at $4.9 million below the request. Concerns have been…

I stand in favor of this bill. I also want to commend the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means for an excellent job. It certainly is an historic week. For the first time in a generation, we will balance the budget and provide tax…

I am grateful for the $300,000 listed in the committee report accompanying the bill to initiate a feasibility study for the Santa Margarita River project. However, I believe the flooding issues surrounding Murietta Creek which are…

I rise today with the gentleman from Hawaii in support of the Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act. Whenever a young man or woman decides to enter the military, they do so voluntarily, in order to protect our country and guard us against the…

The National Sea Grant Program has been an integral part of our Nation's efforts to better conserve and manage our publicly owned coastal marine resources, which are essential to our continued economic growth. In 1994, the Ocean Studies…

although the manufactured housing program is largely financed through industry-funded label fees and currently has a surplus of $7.5 million, there are significant staffing shortfalls in the Manufactured Housing and Standards Division in…

I strongly support the bill, and have voted today for many amendments to strengthen the bill. I oppose the motion to recommit with instructions because such a move would strip the bill of the very provisions which make it good legislation…

This bill will allow the Electric and Magnetic Fields research program to complete its original 5-year authorization. At the same time, we will save the taxpayers money by reducing the authorization some $19 million to the…

H.R. 1786 is the result of cooperative efforts of the Alaska Federation of Natives, the Bristol Bay Native Association, the Department of the Interior, and Resources Committee staff. This bill is necessary to allow approximately 40 local…

Last month 128 bronze grave markers were stolen from the Riverside National Cemetery in my district--the second largest national cemetery next to Arlington. This was a despicable act. Our Nation should have no tolerance for those who…

Mr. Speaker, I want to reiterate, my bill expressly provides that the statute of limitations created herein is prospective only and, of course, in cases of fraud and concealment of records, it is void anyway. The leases at issue in the…

My amendment would simply transfer $1 million from the Forest Service general administration account to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund. We are decreasing bureaucracy to bring money…

Mr. Chairman, illegal immigrants are from all over the world. They are not just from South America, they are from Asia, they are from Europe, they are from Russia. One thing they all have in common, they mostly want a job. As an employer…

the Chabot amendment takes the teeth out of this bill. Illegal immigrants come to this country for one reason, jobs. The immigration bill of 1986 tried to move in the right direction, but it failed to maintain an adequate workplace…

a strong domestic oil and gas industry not only means more jobs and a better economic future, but is essential for our Nation's national security. Throughout the last decade America's oil and gas industry has lost a staggering number of…

there are about 350,000 milk cows in my area of California. I probably have more milk cows in my district than my good friend, the gentleman from the State of New York. I was in favor of deregulating the entire dairy program, as many…

the rumor going around the California agricultural community is that USDA Secretary Dan Glickman is out to ruin California's multibillion-dollar-a-year fruit and vegetable industry. Why would Secretary Glickman want to destroy California's…

it would seem Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman is on a one-man crusade to destroy California's multibillion-dollar fruit and vegetable industry. That is exactly what will happen if he allows the importation of Mexican avocados. These…

Mr. Chairman, there is no district in this Congress that has been more affected by private property right disputes than my district. I represent Riverside County where the Stephens kangaroo rat, several weeds, lizards, and bugs have seized…

the once mighty party that helped found the Nation now embarrasses itself on station after station. This party of Jefferson, born of ideas, lofty and grand, have been reduced to whining about a book and a man. This party that helped…