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Rep. Calvert Statement on the Inauguration of President Biden

January 20, 2021

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement on the inauguration of President Joe Biden:

"The transfer of power in our executive branch of government is one of the most powerful and fundamental elements of our American republic. The inauguration of Joe Biden is a reminder to all Americans that our nation continues to be rooted in the values embedded in the Constitution.

President Biden is no stranger. I have known and worked with him when he served in Congress. He loves our country deeply and while we may not always agree on how to get there, we both want a brighter future for America. That's why I pledge to work with the new administration in good faith as we strive to form a more perfect union.

I am committed to working with the Biden administration in the weeks and months ahead as we strive to put an end to the ongoing pandemic. A priority must be the continued rapid distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines to Americans and re-opening our schools and economy as soon as safely possible. We must also work together to build upon the positive gains we have made in the past four years in rebuilding our military, improving readiness, and reducing our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, while ensuring another ISIS does not fill a power vacuum in that part of the world. As the Ranking Republican on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, I will continue to work in a bipartisan manner with my colleagues and the Biden Administration to ensure our military has the resources necessary to keep America safe. I also believe there is plenty of room for bipartisan agreement on improving our highways and cleaning our air and water.

Just as President Biden will advocate for the agenda he outlined to voters, I too will advocate for the conservative priorities voters sent me to the House of Representatives to pursue. I will continue to fight for fiscal responsibility, an assertive stance towards China, pro-law enforcement policies, fiscal responsibility, and an end to illegal immigration. Now, more than ever, Republicans must be unified against a liberal agenda that will seek tax increases, put all Americans on government run healthcare, open our borders, and enact the Green New Deal.

It's time to get to work."

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