Press Releases
March 30, 2009
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Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) issued the following statement in response to news that the E-Verify provisions in the stimulus bill were not included in the final package. The two provisions, one to reauthorize the current voluntary E-Verify program which expires March 6, 2009 offered by Rep. Calvert and one requiring any entity receiving stimulus funds to participate in E-Verify offered by Rep.
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March 30, 2009
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Today, Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) joined Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) to urge Congressional Leadership to include a $15,000 tax credit to individuals who purchase a home in the next year in the Economic Recovery Act.
March 30, 2009
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Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) and Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) re-introduced the ON TIME Act (H.R. 947), Our Nation's Trade Infrastructure, Mobility and Efficiency Act.
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REP. CALVERT PRAISES LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND BORDER PATROL FOR DEPORTATION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
Today Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) issued the following statement in response to the recent crackdown on illegal immigrants in Riverside, California by the Riverside Police Department and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
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March 30, 2009
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Today Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) voted against the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2, a massive expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The amendment passed the House 290 to 135.
March 30, 2009
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Today Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA), along with 14 other California Members of Congress, sent a bipartisan letter to Ms. Nancy Sutley, the new Chairwoman for the White House Council on Environmental Quality encouraging her to "take an active role in helping California achieve the co-equal goals for the Delta."
March 30, 2009
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Today Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) issued the following statement after the election of Michael Steele as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee:
March 30, 2009
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Today Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) sent a letter, along with 11 other Members of Congress, requesting a meeting with new Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Shaun Donovan.
March 30, 2009
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Today Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) delivered the following speech on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 1, the Democrat Stimulus Bill:
"Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the so-called stimulus bill which seems to only stimulate one sector of our economy – the government.
"Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the so-called stimulus bill which seems to only stimulate one sector of our economy – the government.
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March 30, 2009
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Last night Rep. Calvert (R-CA), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, offered an amendment to the economic stimulus bill that would reauthorize E-Verify for four years. The amendment was accepted without objection.
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