Press Releases
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) offered an amendment addressing the crisis at our southern border during the House Appropriations Committee's consideration of the Fiscal Year 2022 Agriculture Appropriations bill. Rep. Calvert's amendment would prohibit the solicitation and deployment of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees to supplement normal operations at the border unless an emergency is declared by the president.
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) offered an amendment addressing the crisis at our southern border during the House Appropriations Committee's consideration of the Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Rep. Calvert's amendment would prohibit the solicitation and deployment of federal government civilian employees to supplement normal operations at the border unless an emergency is declared by the president.
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) announced that $20 million for 42nd Congressional District transportation projects is included in the Fiscal Year 2022 surface transportation authorization bill that is set to be considered this week by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) applauded the inclusion of the Murrieta Creek Flood Control project in the Fiscal Year 2022 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget request. Specifically, $600,000 is included in the request to allow the Corps to continue the project's General Reevaluation Report (GRR). Rep. Calvert serves as a senior member of the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, which funds the Corps and other agencies.
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42), who serves as the Ranking Member of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement on President Joe Biden's proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Budget for the Department of Defense:
Today, House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Ken Calvert (CA-42) and Chairwoman Betty McCollum (MN-4) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressing their concerns regarding the processing backlog of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program as troops are permanently withdrawn from Afghanistan.
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) and Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-1) were joined by 35 of their House colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra regarding reports that USDA is planning to send 500 employees to the southern border in response to the ongoing crisis.
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) and 20 of his House colleagues sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to withdraw the Department of Education's proposed rule prioritizing grants for American History and Civics Education programs that tailor their curriculum around Critical Race Theory.
Earlier this week, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) received a briefing and tour of the California-Mexico border from the California National Guard's Counter Drug Task Force.