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Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) voted along with a bipartisan majority (377 to 20) of the House of Representatives to approve a three-bill Appropriations "minibus" funding bill. The package of bills includes funding for the Energy and Water, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch Appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2019. Rep. Calvert served as a member of the joint House and Senate Conference Committee on the legislation.

Join U.S. Representative Ken Calvert (CA-42) for a Telephone Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. PST. Representative Calvert will provide an update on what's happening in Congress and take questions from his constituents live on the call.

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Today, the House of Representatives approved (217 to 199) the Fiscal Year 2019 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill, which was authored by Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42). Rep. Calvert serves as the Chairman of the Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee.

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement on President Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court:

"The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is a tremendous choice. By selecting a judge with a proven record on the bench of strictly adhering to the principles laid out in our Constitution, the president has ensured we will have another well qualified justice serving on the Supreme Court. I look forward to Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation by the Senate in the near future."

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) voted along with a majority (359 to 49) of the House of Representatives to approve the Fiscal Year 2019 Defense Appropriations bill. Rep. Calvert serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, which is responsible for funding our military programs.

The U.S. House of Representatives today announced that Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-42), along with other Appropriations Committee Colleagues, will participate in the Conference Committee to finalize the Energy and Water, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch Appropriations bills for fiscal year 2019.

Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement on the executive order signed today regarding the separation of families detained illegally crossing our border:

"Like most Americans, I do not want to see children unnecessarily separated from their families. Over the past few days, my colleagues and I in the House have been working on legislation to address the issue and I welcome today's executive order to allow families to remain together in custody while their case is adjudicated.