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Rep. Calvert Statement on President’s Sequestration

February 28, 2013

I supported House passage of two bills that replaced sequestration with reforms that resulted in smarter cuts in other areas of the budget. Unfortunately the Senate did not take up those bills, the President has not shown leadership on this issue and now sequestration will go into effect on Friday, March 1.

Issues: Jobs, Economy and Federal Spending

Anger at Pakistan Flares Over IED Ingredient, but Not All Support Aid Cutoff

September 21, 2012

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CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS – FOREIGN POLICY

Sept. 20, 2012; Updated 6:06 p.m.
By John M. Donnelly and Emily Cadei, CQ Staff

House appropriators raged Thursday about the continuing flow from Pakistan into Afghanistan of fertilizer that forms the main ingredient in the roadside bombs that are killing about half the troops who die in the war zone.

Issues: Defense

Rep. Calvert Statement on the Killing of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and the Attack on the U.S. Embassy in Egypt

September 12, 2012

In The News

Rep. Calvert (R-CA) issued the following statement in response to the murder of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, three other Americans, the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Egypt, and President Obama's statement:

"The Administration should have stopped with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's statement which at least defended U.S. constitutional freedoms and reinforced that those freedoms are never an excuse for violence.

Issues: Defense

Survey on Taxes, Jobs and the Economy

August 3, 2012

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Click here to take a detailed survey on taxes, jobs and the economy.

Issues: Taxes Small Business Jobs, Economy and Federal Spending

Newsletter on Supreme Court Decision on ObamaCare

July 10, 2012

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Issues: Health Care Jobs, Economy and Federal Spending

Rep. Calvert Disappointed in Supreme Court Decision on Obamacare

June 28, 2012

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Today Rep. Calvert (R-CA) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling that the new health care law is largely upheld including the individual mandate which will become a tax.

Issues: Jobs, Economy and Federal Spending Health Care

Rep. Calvert Adamantly Opposes Administration’s New Policy that Provides Amnesty to Select Group of Illegal Immigrants

June 18, 2012

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Rep. Calvert (R-CA) issued the following statement in response to President Obama's announcement that the Department of Homeland Security would no longer deport young illegal immigrants who meet certain criteria.

"Through this Administrative action, President Obama is once again bypassing Congress. President Obama had previously stated that he could not unilaterally enact the DREAM Act through Administrative action and yet just eight months after making those statements, Obama has done exactly that.

Issues: Homeland Security and Illegal Immigration

Rep. Calvert and Others Request GAO Study on U.S. Government Holdings of Chinese Bonds

March 22, 2012

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Last week several Members of Congress, spearheaded by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting that a full inventory be conducted of all U.S. government holdings of all Republic of China (ROC) sovereign bonds issued between Jan 1, 1900 and December 31, 1949, whether considered to be in default or not.

Rep. Calvert Statement Prior to State of the Union Address

January 24, 2012

In The News

Rep. Calvert (R-CA) issued the following statement in advance of tonight's State of the Union Address by President Obama:

Issues: Taxes Small Business Jobs, Economy and Federal Spending Defense

Rep. Calvert Introduces the REBUILD Act, Bill Would Cut Red Tape from Environmental Approval Processes for Infrastructure Projects

October 6, 2011

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Today Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) introduced the Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development (REBUILD) Act of 2011. The legislation builds upon the success of the NEPA Pilot Program, enacted as part of SAFETEA-LU bill, which was signed into law in August 2005.

Issues: Energy and the Environment Transportation

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