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  • 05.17.2013
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    Congressman McKeon and Congressman Peters Introduce the Communities Achieving Sustainability Act
    Washington, D.C.- This week, Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA 25) and Congressman Scott Peters (D- CA 52) introduced H.R. 1997, the Communities Achieving Sustainability Act (CASA). CASA Authorizes the Housing Urban Development (HUD) to make 203k loans to small investors for a 2-year period. Th... More
  • 05.16.2013
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    McKeon and Sanchez Introduce Big Cats & Public Safety Protection Act
    Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA 25) and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-CA 46) introduced H.R. 1998, the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act. The Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act would prohibit private possession of big cats, such as lions, tigers, pan... More
  • 04.22.2013
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    McKeon Statement on Disposition of Suspected Terrorist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
    WASHINGTON - Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the statement below, following indications from the White House that suspected terrorist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will not be treated as an enemy combatant: "The White House's announcement today that Bost... More
  • 04.10.2013
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    McKeon Statement on President Obama’s Budget
    WASHINGTON – Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon made the following statement on the President's budget submission: “Today the President released a budget proposal that is disappointing and nothing more than a document that reaffirms the President’s belief in the status quo of big government, big sp... More
  • 04.08.2013
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    McKeon Statement on the Passing of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
    WASHINGTON - Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the passing of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: "I am deeply saddened to hear of Prime Minister Thatcher's passing. We have lost one of freedom's great champions. Her in... More
  • 04.05.2013
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    Congressman McKeon Responds to Anemic March Jobs Numbers
    Washington, D.C.- Today Congressman McKeon released the following statement regarding the March Jobs Report: “Today we received more bad news from Washington in the form of another dismal jobs report. We learned that in March: only 88,000 private sector jobs were created; job increases were even les... More
  • 03.21.2013
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    Congressman McKeon Votes for a Path to Prosperity and a Balanced Budget
    Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon voted in favor of the Path to Prosperity, the House Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2014. This budget plan stops spending money Washington doesn’t have, balances the budget in ten years and fosters a healthy fiscal environment that will res... More
  • 03.15.2013
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    Congressman McKeon on Passage of the SKILLS Act
    Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon voted in favor of H.R. 803, The Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act. This legislation passed by a vote of 215-202. The SKILLS Act will empower employers, rein in bureaucracy, and provide America’s workers with a... More
  • 02.25.2013
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    McKeon Praises Passage of Legislation to Honor Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong
    Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon praised the passage of legislation to re-designate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L.... More
  • 02.13.2013
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    Congressman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon’s Office Accepting Submission for 2013 Congressional Art Competition
    Congressman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon is proud to announce that his office is now accepting submissions for the 2013 Congressional Art Competition. High school students (grades 9th – 12th) who are residents of the California 25th District are encouraged to enter and share their creativity with the loc... More