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Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) proudly announced the list of candidates from the 42^ndCongressional District that he nominated who have received and accepted an Offer of Appointment to our nation's service academies, and will be part of the Class of 2019.

Last night, during debate of the Fiscal Year 2016 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill an amendment was brought to me by House Leadership at the request of some southern Members of the Republican Caucus. The Leadership amendment would have codified existing National Park Service policy set by the Obama administration. Those Obama administration policies prohibit the sale and display of the Confederate flag on National Park Service properties, except when displayed in a historical or educational context.

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) joined his California Republican colleagues in introducing a bill to modernize water policies in California and throughout the entire Western United States.

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in King v. Burwell:

"Today's decision by the Supreme Court is clearly disappointing to me and my constituents who overwhelmingly believe ObamaCare is a deeply flawed law. Thankfully, in our democracy, the power ultimately resides with the people. Elections have consequences. We now know that the fate of freedom in healthcare is up to the 2016 election. It is indeed a time to choose."

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Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42), along with ten of his California delegation colleagues, sent a letter to U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez urging him to release federal transit funding that the Department of Labor (DOL) continues to deny to California mass transit agencies.

Rep. Calvert Statement on Charleston Shooting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement in response to the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina:

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement in reaction to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalizing its Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule:

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) voted along with a bipartisan majority (240-177) of the House of Representatives in approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations bill.