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Jun 23, 2017
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Our ultimate goal is nothing less than a transformation of the culture of the VA.
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Jun 22, 2017
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This is about making sure millions of people in California and across America have the water they need and deserve.
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Jun 13, 2017
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Once President Trump signs this into law, I predict we will begin to see the cultural change at the VA, and our veterans will get the care we promised them and they deserve.
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Jun 8, 2017
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To date, the Republican-led House has passed 158 bills, making it the most productive in the modern-era.
Jun 5, 2017
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For the men and women who have given everything in service to their country, it is time we provide them top-of-the-line care and accessibility.
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Jun 1, 2017
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President Trump made the right call in leaving a deal that would have put an unnecessary burden on the United States.
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Jun 1, 2017
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President Trump wants to drain the swamp. Republicans have already gotten to work.
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May 30, 2017
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These graduates enter their time of service prepared to represent our community and nation with honor.
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May 25, 2017
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McCarthy spoke on the House floor on the House’s anti-human trafficking and exploitation legislation.
May 25, 2017
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After bringing Army Corps officials to Success Dam, we were able to showcase the urgency needed for this project to get it back on track.
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Dec 8, 2014
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"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."
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Dec 7, 2014
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"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."
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Dec 7, 2014
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"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."
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Oct 27, 2014
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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.
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Oct 14, 2014
In The News
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."
Oct 6, 2014
In The News
"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.
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Sep 26, 2014
In The News
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.
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Sep 22, 2014
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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.
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Sep 22, 2014
In The News
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.
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Sep 22, 2014
In The News
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.
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