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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.

"Anything short of prompt, high quality healthcare for our veterans is simply unacceptable to me," said Rep. Calvert. "The funding bill approved by the House today once again provides significant funding for the infrastructure our veterans and active duty military members need and deserve.

Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) is pleased to announce his 23rd Annual Academy Night event for high school students in the 42nd Congressional District who are interested in attending one of the U.S. military academies.

Academy Night features presentations from the U.S Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

When: Wednesday, May 6, 2015

6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) introduced legislation, the Employee Bonus Protection Act (H.R. 1981) aimed at protecting employee bonuses from overly complex federal requirements.

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement in response to the Air Force's decision not to select March Air Reserve Base as a candidate base for the new KC-46 tanker aircraft:

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) voted along with a majority (XXX-XXX) of his House colleagues to approve Price Substitute #2, the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution. Price Substitute #2 balances the budget in less than 10 years without raising taxes and cuts $5.5 trillion in spending over the next 10 years. Following the passage of the bill, Rep. Calvert issued the following statement:

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) questioned Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter about the unbalanced number of civilian employees in the Defense Department relative to the number of uniformed soldiers. During the exchange, Secretary Carter agreed with Rep. Calvert's concerns about the efficiency in the department's civilian workforce.