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McCarthy Fights for Ag Community, Joins Bipartisan Letter to Federal Maritime Commission Questioning Empty Cargo Containers

Mar 9, 2021 Press Release


Today, Congressman Kevin McCarthy joined his colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Chairman Khouri of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) expressing concern over reports that certain vessel-operating common carriers (VOCCs) are declining to ship U.S. agricultural commodity exports from our ports.
 

Issues:
Agriculture

McCarthy, Valadao, and CA GOP Call on Biden Administration to Uphold Current Federal BiOps

Feb 23, 2021 Press Release

 

Issues:
Water

McCarthy, California GOP Holding Biden and Newsom Administrations Accountable on Energy

Feb 19, 2021 Press Release


McCarthy Appoints Bakersfield’s Marshall Dillard to Special Commission

Feb 17, 2021 Press Release


Congressman McCarthy Now Accepting Summer Internship Applications

Feb 16, 2021 Press Release


The Office of Congressman Kevin McCarthy is now accepting applications for summer internships. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 19, 2021. For more information, please read the description below.

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McCarthy, Kim: Californians Deserve Answers About Newsom Vaccine Distribution Plan

Feb 16, 2021 Press Release


McCarthy, Steel, and CA Republicans Condemn Newsom Administration for Mismanagement of $11.4B in Taxpayer Funds

Feb 5, 2021 Press Release


Issues:
Government Spending

McCarthy Commends FEMA Making $307.8M Award for Repairs at Oroville Dam

Jan 29, 2021 Press Release

Issues:
Water

California's Failing Grade

Jan 28, 2021 Press Release


This week, Cal Matters reported that California’s K-12 public school enrollment has dropped by 155,000 students, more than six times the annual average.

Issues:
Education

McCarthy’s Veterans’ Bills Become Law

Jan 15, 2021 Press Release


Today, Congressman Kevin McCarthy applauded H.R. 7105, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, becoming law. This legislation included the VET TEC Expansion Act and the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act, two bills Congressman McCarthy introduced in the 116th Congress. 
 

Issues:
Veterans Issues

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McCarthy’s WSJ Op-Ed: How the House Will Roll Back Washington’s Rule by Bureaucrat

Jan 25, 2017 In The News
Washington’s many agencies, bureaus, and departments propagate rules that weigh down businesses, destroy jobs, and limit American freedoms. Career bureaucrats who never face the voters wield punishing authority with little to no accountability. If there’s a swamp in Washington, this is it.
Issues:
Energy, Government Spending

Optimistic for America's Future

Jan 21, 2017 In The News
Congressman Kevin McCarthy
Taft Midway Driller

We wake up today with a new vision for America's future. This new day begins with the inauguration of Donald Trump as our nation's 45th president and a Republican-led House and Senate.

Issues:
Economy, Energy, National Security

A Better Way on Health Care

Jan 20, 2017 In The News
Congressman Kevin McCarthy
Sacramento Bee
House Republicans have never wanted to repeal Obamacare alone. We plan to rescue people from Obamacare’s imminent crash and provide Americans with relief through access to affordable care that will actually help.
Issues:
Health Care

Water for our Community

Dec 23, 2016 In The News
Congressman Kevin McCarthy

Californians are getting a long-awaited present just in time for the holidays this year: water.
 
Years of careful, diligent, and at times contentious negotiations between all sides of the California water issue and in both the House and Senate yielded the largest reforms to our state’s water policy in almost a generation‎. These reforms were made law last week.
 

Issues:
Water

A Problem 'Too Big to Ignore' — How Years of Congressional Wrangling Led to a Water Compromise

Dec 12, 2016 In The News
Sarah Wire
Los Angeles Times
It took years of negotiations, and the right political timing, to bring the first major water policy affecting California in decades through the House and Senate. Over frayed feelings and filibuster threats, both chambers overwhelmingly passed the bill, which changes how much water is pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to San Joaquin Valley farmers and Southern California.
Issues:
Water

Toast the Water Bill with Whiskey

Dec 12, 2016 In The News
Joel Fox
Fox and Hounds
Masterminded by Senator Dianne Feinstein and the House of Representative’s Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the bill balances the interests of the environment with the concerns for jobs to bring water to California’s rich, but parched, agricultural land.
Issues:
Water

After Years of Drama, Farmers Score a Big Win in California Water Battle

Dec 10, 2016 In The News
Michael Doyle
McClatchy
All sides agree the California water package marks the biggest federal shift in the state’s water use since the 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement Act.
Issues:
Water

Congressman talks water, politics, mood

Oct 19, 2016 In The News
Porterville Recorder
McCarthy, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, touched on a number of topics Tuesday during at talk at the Noon Rotary Club, but his theme was getting the nation back on track.
Issues:
Economy, Foreign Affairs, Health Care, Taxes, Water

Congress is Fighting Back Against the Opioid Epidemic

Apr 6, 2016 In The News
Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Independent Journal Review
Opioid addiction tears apart families, it uproots communities, but, most fundamentally, it deprives Americans of the individual liberty to grasp their dreams and opportunities. It’s also preventable.
Issues:
Health Care

Veterans medals — It’s been a long time coming

Mar 16, 2016 In The News
Kern Valley Sun
But the two Kern River Valley veterans not only received their long overdue and well-deserved medals, they received them in a big way thanks to the efforts of Congressman Kevin McCarthy and local veteran advocate Gary Zuber who organized a special medal presentation ceremony last week.
Issues:
Veterans Issues

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