Congressman McCarthy, the Kern Valley Healthcare District Board of Directors, and Kern Valley Hospital CEO Bob Duncan discuss Medicare and rural healthcare funding needs.

Congressman McCarthy meets with the Kern Valley Healthcare District Board of Directors to discuss Medicare and rural healthcare funding needs.

Congressman McCarthy and Kern Valley Healthcare District CEO Bob Duncan tour the Kern Valley Hospital skilled nursing facility and discuss regulations affecting health care facilities.

Congressman McCarthy discusses issues regarding the Sequoia National Forest recreation management plan and US Army Corps of Engineers efforts to evaluate safety of the Lake Isabella dam with the Kern River Valley Rotary Club.

Congressman Kevin McCarthy hosts a town hall meeting over the phone with local law enforcement officials to answer questions and receive input from a group of over 9,000 local participants about federal, state, and local efforts to combat gangs. (From right to left, around table: California Assemblymember Jean Fuller, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood, Congressman Kevin McCarthy, Bakersfield Police Chief William "Bill" Rector, and Kern County Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer.

Bakersfield and Kern County law enforcement officials participate in Congressman Kevin McCarthy's town hall meeting over the phone on federal, state, and local efforts to combat gang violence where constituents were called and asked questions about gang crime and violence. (From Left to Right: Bakersfield Chief of Police William
"Bill" Rector, Kern County Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer, Congressman Kevin McCarthy, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood, and California Assemblymember Jean Fuller.)

Congressman McCarthy meets with Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument Supervisor Tina Terrell (2nd from right) and
Sequoia Forest personnel at Lake Isabella regarding the forest's recreational and campsites management plan, user fees, and the increasing problem of narcotics grown illegally on forest property.

Congressman Kevin McCarthy visits China Lake and discusses Navy weapons research and development with Vice Admiral David Venlet, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, and Captain Mick Gleason, Commanding Officer, Naval Air Weapons Station.

Congressman Kevin McCarthy visits China Lake and discusses Navy weapons research and development and talks with Vice Admiral David Venlet, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, and Captain Mick Gleason, Commanding Officer, Naval Air Weapons Station.

California Water Service Company District Manager Tim Treloar meets with Congressman McCarthy to discuss the importance that all levels of government support Operation Gobble, a charitable venture which provided an estimated 75,000 turkeys to under-privileged families throughout the state during the Thanksgiving holiday.

Congressman McCarthy, Dick Rutan (Secretary-Director, East Kern Airport District), Chris Babcock (Kern County Planning Commission) and Stu Witt (General Manager, East Kern Airport District) discuss the importance of investing in education, specifically the Intermediate Space Challenge program which encourages young students to explore science and engineering careers.

Congressman McCarthy with his wife Judy and children, Meghan and Connor, in Washington DC for the 110th Congress swearing-in. 

Congressman McCarthy provides the Antelope Valley Board of Trade Business Outlook Conference with an update on important issues facing Congress, such as continuing tax relief to promote increased prosperity.

Congressman McCarthy greets veterans at Union Cemetery during Memorial Day ceremony and discusses the importance of caring for our brave Veterans and supporting our current soldiers serving abroad. (Click for Photo Album)

Representatives from the Kern County Foster Parent Association join Congressman McCarthy in Washington, D.C. to discuss foster care legislation to care for the neediest in our country.

Congressman McCarthy meets with NASA Astronaut Andrew Feustel and Kevin Petersen, Director of Dryden Flight Research Center in Washington, D.C. to discuss NASA’s upcoming missions.

Congressman McCarthy takes questions from Mrs. Mehciz’s 3rd grade class at Centennial Elementary School and discusses the importance of creativity in the classroom and the government investing in their bright future. (Click for Photo Album)

Maj. Michelle Spencer discussed her tour of duty in Iraq, and her organization, “The Journey of Courage”, a forum to bring Iraqi women and American military women together, with Rep. McCarthy.

Congressman McCarthy meets with Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Donald Winter to discuss the BRAC plan for China Lake.

Bob Rice, Airport Operations Director, Mojave Air & Space Port, Congressman McCarthy, Dick Rutan, Secretary-Director, East Kern Airport District and Marie Walker, Director, East Kern Airport District discuss the importance a strong education policy, specifically the Intermediate Space Challenge program which encourages young students to explore science and engineering careers.
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Rep. McCarthy meets with Vice Admiral David Venlet, Commander of NAVAIR to discuss the BRAC plan for China Lake.