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Nunes Statement on Passage of Healthcare Bill

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Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act: “The House of Representatives took a big step today toward abolishing the failing Obamacare program and replacing it with a system that provides much better care at lower prices. Central Valley residents have been saddled for far too long with high prices, ...

Nunes Named to Trump Transition Team

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Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22) released the following statement today after joining the executive committee of Donald Trump’s transition team: “Today I was honored to have been named to the executive committee of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team. In this role, I will advise President-elect Trump on the appointments of his Cabinet members and on appointments to other top positions in...

Nunes Introduces New Intern Program

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Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22) is introducing a new internship program focused on developing technical communications skills. Participants in the program, the Technology and Education Center, will identify topics of public interest as the basis for communications projects. Using video, photography, and technical editing tools, interns will create audiovisual reports and presentations that will be...

Nunes Comments on GOP Tax Reform Blueprint

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Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22) issued the following statement today after House Republicans released their tax reform blueprint: “This is a really bold and aggressive plan that would essentially junk the current tax code and scrap the IRS as we know it. Measures like full expensing for business investment and the move toward a territorial tax system are exactly what the U.S. needs to create jobs,...

Nunes Introduces Bill Supporting Arctic Energy Leases

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Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced a bill in the House of Representatives today encouraging the Department of the Interior to advance its plan to sell two leases for energy development in the Arctic. The Arctic lease sales are included in the Department of the Interior’s draft plan for its 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf ...

Nunes comments on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes released the following statement today on the recent fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh: "The clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh risk escalating into a dangerous, wider war. The ceasefire must be scrupulously observed, while Azerbaijan needs to implement widely-supported peacekeeping measures along the line of contact, including a withdrawal...

Congressman Nunes Introduces Public Pensions Bill

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Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22) today introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to encourage transparency in state and local pension systems and to prevent federal bailouts of insolvent pension plans. State and local pension systems may seem fiscally secure, but that is often a façade created by assuming unrealistic rates of returns on investments and by using other accounting tricks. In f...

Nunes Introduces Bill to Reform Business Taxes

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Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, introduced a bill in the House of Representatives today that would overhaul the system for taxing businesses. Supported by twenty-six cosponsors, the American Business Competitiveness Act (ABC Act) would drastically simplify the business tax code by eliminating the income tax on businesses and replacing it with a cash flow ...

Nunes comments on East Asia

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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes released the following statement today on developments in East Asia: "In light of the recent nuclear test by North Korea, it is vital for the United States to further strengthen our alliance with Japan and to continue our policy of extended deterrence. We should also strengthen trilateral cooperation with Japan and South Korea. ...

Chairman Nunes Introduces Iran Terrorism Bill

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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (CA-22) today introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to crack down on international funding of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The IRGC is a sprawling branch of the Iranian military responsible for numerous terrorist attacks throughout the world, including its provision of weapons and other support fo...