Rep. Howard McKeon

Republican  •  25th District, California  •  10th Term  •  Sworn In 1993
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06/03/12
San Fernando Valley politicians trying to pile into state Legislature

...candidate John Paul Another closely watched race is in the 38th Assembly District where Patricia McKeon, the wife of Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, is running for the seat vacated by Cameron Smyth. McKeon's main opponent is Scott Wilk, who once serv

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06/02/12
GOP Rep. McKeon Hits Obama, Reid for Allowing Automatic Defense Cuts

House Armed Services Chairman Buck McKeon, R-Calif., is taking it to President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for accepting the $500 billion in automatic defense spending cuts scheduled to begin next year. “The president ...

Source: NewsMax.com
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06/01/12
San Fernando Valley politicians trying to pile into state Legislature

Another closely watched race is in the 38th Assembly District where Patricia McKeon, the wife of Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, is running for the seat vacated by Cameron Smyth. McKeon's main opponent is Scott Wilk, who once served as chief ...

Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune
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06/01/12
25th Congressional District candidate profile: Howard "Buck" McKeon

Incumbent Congressman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, strides toward the open primary as one of the more powerful men in the U.S. House of Representatives. First elected to Congress in 1992, McKeon has served in the House for 20 years and is

Source: Signal
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06/01/12
Mining: Santa Clarita Gravel Mine Could Grind Back Into Action

...start mining away soon, according to the Santa Clarita Valley Signal. The truce had been in place since 2007, when Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon and Cemex agreed to pursue federal legislation that would have swapped land near Victorville for the Soledad Min

Source: Curbed LA
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05/31/12
Voters Are Getting Sick Of Political Corruption-- As Buck McKeon Is About To Discover

...the 2012 election cycle. The majority of that went to Republicans. And House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) and his leadership PAC are the top congressional recipients of defense industry campaign dollars. ...The

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05/30/12
House GOP defense bill challenges Obama policy

And, despite historic cuts to our wartime military, it plugs critical capability and strategic shortfalls opened in the president's budget submission," Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee ...

Source: Yahoo Finance
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05/30/12
Defense Industry Campaign Contributions Create Incentive For ‘Pentagon Pork’

...in the 2012 election cycle. The majority of that went to Republicans. And House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) and his leadership PAC are the top congressional recipients of defense industry campaign dollars. See

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05/30/12
Establishment Hacks Lose Another One As El Paso Dems Dump Reyes-- Next Stop Buck McKeon?

...other's prejudices. We see a similar situation out here in L.A., where the Beltway idiots are clueless about the Lee Rogers-Buck McKeon race in the northeast corner of the county. Do you think Steve Israel or Debbie Wasserman Schultz has set a slippered

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05/29/12
Gary Horton: Not a butterfly ballot, but still confusing

I can’t count the number of columns I’ve written over the years that begin with, “Congressman Buck McKeon sent another Republican flier to my Democratic post box this past week. ...” Well, it happened again — no surprise here. With Congress ...

Source: Signal
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05/28/12
Drone Lobbying Ramps Up Among Industry Manufacturers, Developers

Most of that, 77 percent, went to Republicans. The top recipient was Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), the caucus co-chair who also heads the House Armed Services Committee. He received $176,500 in donations from major defense contractors ...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/27/12
American Homecomings: Valley veterans honor their fallen brethren on Memorial Day

Marine Cpl. J.D. Kennedy, 29, lost one of his former drill sergeants in Iraq. He now works for Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Santa Clarita), helping veterans and their families, as well as the families of fallen soldiers, avail of benefits. He hopes ...

Source: Los Angeles Daily News
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05/27/12
Editorial: Get ready for the top-two system, which allows people to vote across party lines

Hernandez, a community activist who declares no party preference. Patricia McKeon, wife of Rep. Buck McKeon, makes her first bid for public office. The race to succeed termed-out Santa Clarita Assemblyman Cameron Smyth includes Republicans Scott ...

Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram
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05/27/12
American Homecomings: Valley veterans honor their fallen brethren on Memorial Day

...we stand for," she added. Marine Cpl. J.D. Kennedy, 29, lost one of his former drill sergeants in Iraq. He now works for Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Santa Clarita), helping veterans and their families, as well as the families of fallen soldiers, avail of benefi

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05/25/12
Drone Lobbying Ramps Up Among Industry Manufacturers, Developers

Most of that, 77 percent, went to Republicans. The top recipient was Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), the caucus co-chair who also heads the House Armed Services Committee. He received $176,500 in donations from major defense contractors ...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/25/12
Military Spending Cuts Looming, Republican Rediscover Keynesianism

...It's a lot dubbed by Talking Points Memo's Brian Beutler in October as the "Defense Keynesians," which also includes Rep. Buck McKeon and Rep. Randy Forbes. With Reid wielding a knife to the Pentagon, expect this breed of Republican to be louder than ev

Source: The Atlantic
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05/23/12
Council Asks McKeon To Step Up Legislation To Stop Cemex Mega-Mine

The Santa Clarita City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday to call on Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, the area’s congressman, to seek a legislative solution to the planned 56-million-ton Cemex sand and gravel mine. KHTS News Brought To You By: If that doesn’t ...

Source: Santa Clarita Radio
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05/23/12
Council asks for unity on Cemex

with most taking jabs at Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, for what they termed his inaction on the issue. Nearly every resident who spoke on the issue stated their anger at McKeon for his refusal to introduce the bill and his inaction

Source: Signal
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05/22/12
Analyzing the latest votes in Congress

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Calif, said: "Despite a tough fiscal environment, we have provided our Armed Forces with the tools they need to win the war today and deter against the wars of tomorrow."

Source: Buffalo News (blog)
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05/22/12
Anti-Mining Group Asks For Public Support At City Council Meeting

The nonprofit Safe Action for the Environment Inc. is calling on the community to show up at City Hall Tuesday night in support of a resolution that could help save Soledad Canyon from the proposed CEMEX mine, by asking Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon ...

Source: Santa Clarita Radio
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05/22/12
Obama’s Defense Budget Spends 5 Times China

Howard “Buck” McKeon of California, the chairman of the Armed Services ... bloated military budget ahead of any semblance of fiscal responsibility,” said Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon before voting against the $554 billion ...

Source: Businessweek
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05/21/12
Rep. Buck McKeon meets with Simi Valley businesses

Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, seeking re-election in the 25th Congressional District, met with Simi Valley small-business owners Monday, afterward criticizing the election-year politics he said are holding up Republican legislation that could help ...

Source: vcstar.com
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05/21/12
Council Calls On McKeon To Work Cemex Bill

The Santa Clarita City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday to call on Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, the area’s congressman, to seek a legislative solution to the planned 56-million-ton Cemex sand and gravel mine. If that doesn’t sound like “new” news ...

Source: Santa Clarita Radio
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05/21/12
Economic Security Is National Security

After going into immense debt following two world wars, it shrunk down to its little green isle. That's why it's flabbergasting that Rep. Buck McKeon -- the Republican in charge of the House Armed Services Committee -- is trying to force Secretary of ...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/21/12
Republicans approve $3.7 billion more for arms than Pentagon requests

...from attack by the Iranians? The House proposal “postures our Armed Forces for potential future threats,” says Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif., chairman of the armed services committee. “Despite a tough fiscal environment, we have provided

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05/21/12
GOP Aide: New York Times Claim That Obama Ignored Generals On Afghanistan ‘Must Be Inaccurate’

...his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan? A spokesperson for House Armed Services Committee chairman Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), a strong critic of the president on national security issues, told Politico’s Austin Wright that th

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05/21/12
House Pushes for East Coast Missile Shield

...from attack by the Iranians? The House proposal “postures our Armed Forces for potential future threats,” says Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif., chairman of the armed services committee. “Despite a tough fiscal environment, we have provided

Source: Time Magazine
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05/21/12
Rep. Buck McKeon meets with Simi Valley businesses

...PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Rick Vogel (center) expresses concerns about the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative to Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, during an informal open discussion Monday in Simi Valley. Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, seeking re-election in

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05/20/12
Graves: ‘NDAA amendment prohibits detaining Americans without due-process’

was introduced by Representative Buck McKeon on March 29, 2012. This bill would authorize appropriations for the U.S. Department of Defense through FY 2013. H.R. 4310 was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, of which I am not a Member ...

Source: Examiner
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05/20/12
The Non-US Members Of The G8 Should Be Terrified Right Now

House Representative “Buck” McKeon (R.Ca) runs the powerful Armed Services Committee. He has come up with a fiscal 2013 spending plan for the military. The CBO looked at H.R. 4310, so did the White House. It’s a joke. $637 billion! That’s a lot of

Source: The Business Insider
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