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Congressman McCarthy Names Members for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Jan 30, 2019 Press Release

Today, Congressman Kevin McCarthy announced the following members will serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for the 116th Congress:

Devin Nunes (CA-22)

Mike Conaway (TX-11)

Michael Turner (OH-10)

Brad Wenstrup (OH-02)

Chris Stewart (UT-02)

Rick Crawford (AR-01)

McCarthy on the Deal to Reopen Government and Negotiate Border Security

Jan 25, 2019 Press Release

Congressman Kevin McCarthy released the following statement on the deal President Trump made to reopen the government:

Issues:
Government Spending

Congressman McCarthy on President Trump's Immigration Proposal

Jan 19, 2019 Press Release

Congressman Kevin McCarthy released the following statement on President Trump's proposal to secure the border, fix additional aspects of our broken immigration system, and reopen the government:

Issues:
Immigration

Congressman McCarthy on the HHS Announcement Regarding California’s Discriminatory Abortion Law

Jan 18, 2019 Press Release

Congressman Kevin McCarthy released the following statement on the announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights that California violated federal non-discrimination laws:

McCarthy Applauds Ernest Conant Appointment as Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Regional Director

Jan 18, 2019 Press Release

Congressman Kevin McCarthy released the following statement on the appointment of Bakersfield resident Ernest Conant as the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Regional Director:

Congressman McCarthy on CA State Senator Shannon Grove’s Election to Senate Republican Leader

Jan 17, 2019 Press Release

Congressman Kevin McCarthy released the following statement on the election of State Senator Shannon Grove as the Republican Leader in the California State Senate:

Congressman McCarthy on California Wildfire Relief

Jan 9, 2019 Press Release

Congressman Kevin McCarthy released the following statement on California wildfire relief:

Congressman McCarthy Discusses Government Shutdown and Border Security

Jan 4, 2019 Press Release

Congressman Kevin McCarthy joined Fox & Friends this morning to discuss the government shutdown and Democrats refusing to offer serious solutions.

Excerpts of Congressman McCarthy's interview can be found below, or you can watch the full video here.

Issues:
Government Spending, Immigration

With Government Shut Down, Democrats Vote To Go Home

Jan 3, 2019 Press Release

Congressman Kevin McCarthy released the following statement after House Democrats voted against H.Res 11 as the Motion To Commit to add language to H. Res. 5, calling on the House to not adjourn until the full government is funded and open again:

Issues:
Government Spending

Congressman McCarthy on the Democrats' Repeal of Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy

Jan 3, 2019 Press Release

Congressman McCarthy released the following statement on House Democrats’ repeal of the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy, which keeps U.S. foreign aid money from being used to perform or promote abortion:

Issues:
Government Spending, Health Care

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In The News

House-passed drought bill likely to sink in the Senate

Dec 8, 2014 In The News
McClatchy
"Tellingly, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California on Monday said that she can’t support some of the provisions in the current House bill, despite negotiating progress that has convinced her an eventual bipartisan compromise is possible. … Much of the latest House bill’s language is drawn from Feinstein’s legislation, or was agreed to by her during negotiations with House Republicans."
Issues:
Water

Congress needs to pass water legislation

Dec 7, 2014 In The News
Porterville Recorder
"It is important for action to be taken now as any new attempt will basically have to go back to step one and by the time a bill is passed and signed by the president next year, we could be back into summer and millions of acre feet of water will already have been lost to the ocean."
Issues:
Water

Facts support passage of drought relief legislation

Dec 7, 2014 In The News
Fresno Bee
"The bill (HR 5781) introduced by Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford and supported by GOP leadership provides the flexibility and resources to give farmers in the Valley and elsewhere a fighting chance to grow their crops and put people back to work in 2015."
Issues:
Water

Ag summit addresses water issue, future

Oct 27, 2014 In The News
The Renegade Rip

Led by U.S. Rep. and honorary chairman Kevin McCarthy, Bakersfield College was host to the first annual Kern County Agriculture Summit that took place in the Gil Bishop Gymnasium Oct.

Issues:
Agriculture, Water

Obama designates national monument in LA area

Oct 14, 2014 In The News
Fresno Bee
Officials also expressed concerns about potential use restrictions on the hundreds of thousands of acres that will be forever preserved. "Once again this administration is taking unilateral action without congressional or public input," said House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. "I strongly support multiple use of our national forests and other public lands, but this decision severely limits usage."

FDA action may speed up valley fever drug development

Oct 6, 2014 In The News
Bakersfield Californian
"To see this potential cure moving forward shows how far we have come from working to raise awareness of valley fever to making strides to achieving our goal of erasing this disease from our communities," McCarthy said in a news release.
Issues:
Health Care, Valley Fever

We applaud decison on elderberry beetle

Sep 26, 2014 In The News
Porterville Recorder
Last week, the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife made two announcements. The first is that it was removing the counties of Tulare, Kern and Fresno as habitat areas for the beetle and second, that it was suspending its efforts to delist the bug from the threatened list. The action to remove the counties from the habitat range was the direct result of efforts by Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) who became concerned with the impact the bug and the bush by the same name were having on both the city and developments in Porterville.
Issues:
Agriculture

County no longer in elderberry beetle habitat range

Sep 22, 2014 In The News
Rick Elkins
Porterville Recorder
U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy said the action by the federal agency means an end to the measures cities have had to take, but Lollis said he is not ready to pull the plug on the mitigation project or any other actions the city has taken regarding the bush and the beetle.
Issues:
Agriculture

Taft's famous Sandy Creek back in the spotlight

Sep 22, 2014 In The News
Taft Midway Driller
Congressman Kevin McCarthy used the controversial ditch as an example of federal regulations hamstringing business and economic growth as he spoke in favor of a house resolution called the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014.
Issues:
Agriculture

Researchers edging closer to potential valley fever cure

Sep 22, 2014 In The News
Courtenay Edelhart
Bakersfield Californian

It's been a good year for the fight against valley fever. In July, the FDA approved a new skin test from San Diego-based Nielsen BioSciences Inc. called Spherusol. Previous skin tests fell out of favor because of a high number of false positives, but Spherusol -- which will roll out in phases starting this year -- has been shown to be more reliable.

Issues:
Health Care, Valley Fever

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