Press Releases
Congressman Kevin McCarthy today introduced the Suborbital and Orbital Advancement and Regulatory Streamlining (SOARS) Act. The bill will streamline the regulatory process for commercial spacecraft, ensuring that the commercial spaceflight industry can continue to innovate quickly and safely, creating high-quality American jobs in the process.
This week, Congressman McCarthy launched the bipartisan Congressional Valley Fever Task Force in his effort to bring awareness to the fight against this disease. Joining McCarthy:
Today, Congressman Kevin McCarthy applauded House passage of the Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act, which included an important amendment to end DWCF furloughs that McCarthy co-authored. The defense appropriations act (H.R.
Washington D.C. – Congressman Kevin McCarthy today introduced H.R. 2661, the bipartisan "Veterans Access to Timely Medical Appointments Act" to hold the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) accountable to improve medical appointment wait times and scheduling for veterans seeking medical care.
Washington D.C. – Congressman Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) released the following statement following House passage of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 2642):
Washington D.C. – Congressman Kevin McCarthy today introduced H.R. 2661, the bipartisan "Veterans Access to Timely Medical Appointments Act" to hold the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) accountable to improve medical appointment wait times and scheduling for veterans seeking medical care.
Today, Congressman McCarthy voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2014 Energy and Water appropriations bill, the annual funding bill that funds the Department of Energy, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and other agencies. Notably, the bill includes $28.2 million in important funding that McCarthy supports for the Lake Isabella Project.
Today, Congressman McCarthy, along with 24 of his colleagues in the House, sent a letter to the Secretary of Defense demanding answers on why the Department of Defense continues to insist on mandatory furloughs of Department of Defense employees funded through the Defense Working Capital Funds (DWCF).
McCarthy Keeps Promise on House Action for Veterans
Washington D.C. – Congressman Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) released the following statement in regard to the House passage of the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act: