Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-42]

Climate polls don't necessarily spur action - Jewell testifies today on Interior budget - EPA defends GHG regs in court - State Dept. official, greens meet on New England pipeline

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...1,278-acre sale scheduled for later this month). Expect to hear Republicans on the panel bring this up, especially California Reps. Ken Calvert and David Valadao. Hearing info: http://1.usa.gov/10v5Hps WIND INDUSTRY GATHERS IN WINDY CITY: Here’s some

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Stone's decision a benefit for 3rd District

2013-04-18T01:00:00Z

...time to take a stand on the “good old boys club.” Not long ago, Mayor Mike Naggar postured by trying to call U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert on the carpet for his recent vote on the "fiscal cliff." I couldn’t imagine a mayor such as Pete Wilson or Rudy Giul

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Defense to Ask Congress for 'Large' Budget Transfer Authority

2013-04-16T01:00:00Z

...civilian workforce in fiscal 2014 and beyond was also a major issue during the hearing. Several lawmakers, including Reps. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., and Jack Kingston, R-Ga., questioned why the civilian workforce was not shrinking as quickly as the militar

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Stone announces he won't run for Congress

2013-04-15T01:00:00Z

...County Supervisor Jeff Stone announced Monday that he will not challenge 20-year Rep. Ken Calvert in 2014 for a seat from a newly drawn district that extends to much of Southwest County. Stone had been considering a run for the last three months. "I hav

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Anthony Weiner Not The Only Politician To Seek A Second Chance After Sex Scandal (SLIDESHOW)

2013-04-11T01:00:00Z

...to have damaged his presidential prospects, he ultimately served in the Senate until 2009, when he died of brain cancer. Ken Calvert The California Republican was serving his first year in Congress in 1993 when he was busted by police while engaged in s

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Naggar to run for Riverside supervisor in 2016

2013-04-02T01:00:00Z

...a seven-day-a-week destination resort. Stone said earlier this year he was weighing a run for the congressional seat held by Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, that represents much of the Interstate 15 corridor in Riverside County. He said recently that he wil

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People on the Move: March 28, 2013

2013-03-28T01:00:00Z

...She was director of oversight for the House Administration Committee. She also has served as deputy chief of staff to Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., and was director of the California governor’s office in Washington, D.C., during the term of Republican A

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Divergent views on illegal immigration emerge in state GOP

2013-02-28T01:00:00Z

...is unlikely to be far from members' minds this weekend as the state party holds its spring convention in Sacramento. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Corona), who once declared himself "wholeheartedly against amnesty," is among those now willing to consider granting

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California GOP Divided on Immigration Solutions

2013-02-28T01:00:00Z

...the state’s fastest growing group of voters. Urgent: Spending Cuts – Obama to Blame? Vote in Urgent Poll In addition, U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert, who once said he was “wholeheartedly against amnesty,” is now considering some changes. Although he sees

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Immigration reform sure to bring employment verification

2013-02-22T01:00:00Z

...verify an applicant’s work status. • Concept for a national employment-verification system was the 1996 brainchild of Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Lake Elsinore. • In 1997, the Basic Pilot employment-check hotline was launched. • E-Verify database went p

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Editorial: Republicans overreach on CISPA

2013-02-15T01:00:00Z

...Rep. Dana Rohrabacher in voting no. Unfortunately, it was supported by Republican Reps. Ed Royce, Gary Miller, Darrell Issa, Ken Calvert and John Campbell. Coming, as they do, from Orange County, which is known nationally for strongly supporting limited

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Riverside County Democrats remove committee chair

2013-02-14T01:00:00Z

...and is weighing a legal challenge. Attorney Mike Williamson of Mission Viejo, who was an unsuccessful challenger for Rep. Ken Calvert's congressional seat last year, said 47 members attended and 32 votes were needed to boot Young out. "They received 32

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Agency seeking loan to accelerate habitat buys

2013-02-12T01:00:00Z

...25 years, authority officials say. To pick up the pace, the authority is seeking a huge federal loan guarantee. And Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, has agreed to introduce legislation early this year to provide that, said Charles Landry, the agency's execut

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NRA-Funded Congressmen Leading The Charge Against Gun Violence Prevention

2013-02-08T01:00:00Z

...action pertaining to firearm regulations should not erode the rights we are guaranteed in our Constitution.“ 9. REP. KEN CALVERT (R-CA) — AT LEAST $48,400: Calvert has reportedly refused to even discuss gun violence prevention until a full investiga

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Gerrymandering-- Another Anti-Democracy Tool In The Right-wing Arsenal

2013-01-19T01:00:00Z

...McKeon (R-CA), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA), Trey Radel (R-FL), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Marsha Blackburn (R-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Darrell Issa (R-CA) get elected? Why did it take so much sturm und drang for voter

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New O.C. Congress delegation sworn in

2013-01-03T01:00:00Z

...County in the previous Congress, and sit in districts that cross county lines. Two O.C. representatives of the past decade – Ken Calvert, R-, and Gary Miller, R-, are now in district that do not include any of Orange County. Another big change is that

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Exclusive survey: California Democrats agree to ban assault weapons, Republicans mostly silent

2012-12-19T01:00:00Z

...from possessing them, including persons determined to be mentally unstable and those with active restraining orders. Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, and Rep. Gary Miller, R-Brea, declined to discuss gun-control issues until after a full investigation of the

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Gun debate splits California members of U.S. House of Representatives

2012-12-19T01:00:00Z

...the four questions posed by the newspapers: Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay, took a stand against increased gun control. Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, declined to discuss gun control until after a full investigation of Lanza's rampage is done. Rep.-ele

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Gun debate splits California House members

2012-12-19T01:00:00Z

...Calvert, R-Corona, declined to discuss gun-control issues until after a full investigation of Connecticut school rampage is done. Rep.-elect Doug LaMalfa, R-Oroville, said "restricting the rights of those who follow the law will only empower those who c

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Blue America was on to this weirdo years ago

2012-12-14T01:00:00Z

...And we asked the readers at DWT, C&L and Digby's Hullabaloo to tell us who to do the next ad for. Lots of votes for Ken Calvert and Michele Bachmann but it was North Carolina reactionary Virginia Foxx who got the most "support." This was the ad: She won

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