Press Releases

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement following the election of Rep. Paul Ryan (WI-1) as Speaker of the House of Representatives:

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) introduced legislation aimed at preventing criminal illegal immigrants from being released from custody. The HELD Act – Help Ensure Legal Detainers Act – (H.R. 3816) would require localities to adhere to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers.

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) voted along with a bipartisan majority of the House (277 to 151) to fund federal government agencies through December 11, 2015.

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) issued the following response to Rep. John Boehner's (R-OH) announcement that he would be resigning his seat and as Speaker of the House.

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) voted along with a bipartisan majority (233 to 170) of the House of Representatives to approve H.R. 348, the Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act.

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement following His Holiness Pope Francis's remarks at today's historic joint meeting of Congress:

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) applauded the extension of the E-Verify program's authorization in the proposed stop-gap spending bill that was introduced in the Senate. The E-Verify program's authorization is set to expire at the end of September.

Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42), Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, today lauded the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that listing the greater sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act is not warranted.