At a luncheon hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central California today, Rep. Devin Nunes (Ca-22) introduced and presented an honorary Congressional resolution to Fresno’s Jack Wiegand, who recently became the youngest person to fly solo around the world. During the lunch event, the 21 year old shared photo slides from his trip, which lasted 59 days and covered 21,000 nautical miles across tw... Read more »
In the House of Representatives today, Republican Devin Nunes (CA-22) and Democrat Ron Kind (WI-03) introduced the Charitable Agricultural Research Act (H.R. 2671), which would provide a tax exemption for agricultural research. Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) are introducing a companion bill in the Senate. In order to spur private-sector funding for research and innovation i... Read more »
First introduced by Rep. Nunes in December 2010, the House legislation requires enhanced transparency for state and local pension plans while prohibiting the federal government from bailing out those systems.
The bill, whose principal authors also include Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (WI-1), Senator Richard Burr (NC), and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (CA-49), has been endorsed by a wide array of watchdog groups and other organizations, including Americans for Tax Reform, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, the American Conservative Union, the National Taxpayers Union, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Free Enterprise Nation, and the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Read more »
Earlier today Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22) presented Purple Heart and Prisoner of War medals to Mrs. D’Arcy-Clarke who accepted the awards on behalf of her deceased husband Master Sergeant Edmund D’Arcy-Clarke. Master Sergeant Edmund T. D’Arcy-Clarke has been posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Prisoner of War Medal for his service in World War II. He served from 1942 to 1963 and retired ... Read more »
Statement by Rep. Devin Nunes- "Ealier today I was notified that the Obama Administration has cancelled all White House tours effective Saturday, March 9, 2013, until further notice. Administration officials attribute the decision to sequestration, an idea that originated in the White House. The White House is the only tour that has been affected by sequestration. Though its operating budget was a... Read more »
“We need to protect these jobs, which is why the House acted so quickly three weeks ago. While I have strong reservations about the Senate changes, I have been given firm assurances that the altered bill solves the problems faced by the backcountry horsemen. For this reason, I am working tonight to get the altered bill considered in the House as soon as possible.” said Rep. Devin Nunes. Nunes is t... Read more »
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) announced the winners of the 2012 Congressional Art Competition today. “An Artistic Discovery,” an annual national art competition, includes the work of one participant from each Congressional District (photographs and program info here). First Place: Kolbe Brennan, of Clovis, with an oil painting entitled “Elder.” Kolbe is a student at Buchanan High School. First Runne... Read more »
Congressmen Devin Nunes (CA-21), Kevin McCarthy (CA-22), Tom McClintock (CA-04) and Jeff Denham (CA-19) today announced that the House has passed a bill that would restore access to the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks for backcountry horsemen. (bill text) Commercial permits necessary for the operation of the region’s pack stations have been suspended due to a lawsuit by a radical environme... Read more »
Members of Congress call for quick action by the Obama Administration to save jobs and halt activist judge and former partner at Morrison & Foerster (www.mofo.com) Congressmen Devin Nunes and Jeff Denham, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy and Chairman Rob Bishop, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, today called on the Obama Administration to act to protect the jobs of backcountry ... Read more »
On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 the United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced USTR’s decision to request a formal consultation with India regarding poultry imports from the United States. The announcement follows a bipartisan request headed by Congressmen Devin Nunes (R-CA) and John Carney (D-DE) urging Representative Kirk to make poultry trade with India a top priority. The letter was signe... Read more »
