Today Congressman Devin Nunes testified before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, which held an important oversight hearing on the skyrocketing cost of California high-speed rail. “The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure gave opponents of California high-speed rail a unique opportunity to tell members why they oppose this growingly unpopular project,” said C... Read more »
Congressman Nunes today released the following statement following the White House announcement that the San Joaquin River restoration would be one of President Obama’s top 14 infrastructure projects. “This announcement is astounding. The President claims to be for creating jobs but unless you are a career activist in the radical environmental movement, you are simply out of luck. With California ... Read more »
"The business plan released today should convince even the most loyal high speed rail advocate to re-examine the project. For years, government watchdogs – including the state’s own auditor – have warned of the pervasive mismanagement and deceptive assumptions used by the High Speed Rail Authority. Now we are provided a business plan that pegs the cost of completing the bullet train at $98 billion... Read more »
Today, Rep. Devin Nunes announced the launch of a new mobile device application for Apple OS powered smart phones. The app, simply called the Devin Nunes App, will also be released for Android devices in the coming weeks. “The purpose of this project is to offer my constituents high value information in a timely manner and to make it easier for them to share information,” said Rep. Nunes. “For a l... Read more »
Representatives Devin Nunes (CA-21), Ron Kind (WI-03), Tom Cole (OK-03), Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), and Senators Debbie Stabenow (MI) and John Thune (SD) today announced the bi-cameral introduction of legislation that will provide a tax exemption for agricultural research. The legislation introduced today seeks to spur the research and innovation necessary to double food production by 2050 when the g... Read more »
Tonight, I voted against the Budget Control Act. It leaves real cuts in federal spending to another day. We don't need congressional super committees and triggers to do the heavy lifting for which Members of Congress were elected. Read more »
Today, Rep. Devin Nunes introduced the Agriculture Trade Facilitation Act, a bill intended to improve the outcome of trade negotiations for American farmers by establishing the overall and principal negotiating objectives of the United States. "American farmers produce the highest quality dairy products, fruits, vegetables, grains and fibers in the world. In my district alone, famers grow hundreds... Read more »
Representatives Devin Nunes (CA-21), Allyson Schwartz (PA-13), Pat Meehan (PA-07), William Pascrell (NJ-08), Jim Gerlach (PA-06), Jason Altmire (PA-04), Rep. Charlie Dent (PA-15), and Chaka Fattah (PA-02) today introduced the Life Sciences Jobs and Investment Act. The bill, which was introduced in the Senate by Robert Casey Jr. (PA), promotes investments in the life sciences by providing targeted ... Read more »
Congressman Nunes issued the following statement on passage of the Cut, Cap and Balance Act: "The Cut, Cap and Balance Act is not a perfect bill but it is certainly one that under any other circumstance would have garnered the unanimous support of conservatives across America. It contains a spending cap that would inoculate us against spending excess, while forcing budget reforms to ensure the fed... Read more »
Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on H.R. 909, A Roadmap for America’s Energy Future (video of the hearing is available here). The Nunes authored energy plan is supported by 72 House Republicans and is the only comprehensive zero cost energy bill before Congress. It aims to immediately place downward pressure on energy prices while establishing the framework necessary f... Read more »
