House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, made the following statement after House passage of his Syria Train and Equip amendment. The amendment was made to the Continuing Resolution, which also passed the House. “Today a bipartisan majority of the...

On a trip to Pittsburgh three years ago I visited the site of a horrific dam rupture that took place in 1889 in Johnstown, Penn., killing more than 2,000 people. In reading further about that disaster, I was struck by the many similarities to a disaster that struck much closer to home. On March 12, 1928,...

After reading an Orange County Register article that seemed to say Sen. Steve Knight voted against a bill to ban the sale of Confederate flags on state property because the ACLU took the position it would not pass constitutional muster, I told some of my Democratic friends I was impressed by Sen. Knight’s...

U.S. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon The Santa Clarita Valley Latino Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming gala is more than just an evening to honor local businesses, it’s a chance to honor a longtime elected official. In addition to business awards, there will be a special award presented to Congressman...

U.S. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon will hold a press conference Tuesday to announce his legislative proposal to establish a national memorial for the estimated 431 people who were killed in the St. Francis Dam disaster of 1928. “To honor the memory of all the souls that were tragically lost, I have...

Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to Valencia Industrial Center after employees found a man in a bathroom with his throat slashed. A $7.5 billion water bond for California was approved unanimously Wednesday by the state Senate. More than 4,600 weapons will never again be used to commit...

Rep. Buck McKeon This week the House made tremendous strides in addressing some of the top policy concerns facing our country. From shoring up highway and transit programs, increasing accountability at the VA, and addressing the humanitarian crisis at the Southern Border, House Republicans are producing...

Rep. Buck McKeon [HASC] – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) made the following statement about President Obama’s admission that the Russian government is cheating on the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty: “It took two years...

The following is an open letter to Congress. The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife held a hearing on the bill Wednesday.   The Captive Wildlife Safety Act, which passed unanimously and was signed into law by President Bush on December 19, 2003, is to stop the interstate traffic of big...

Most weeks I’ve got six Saturdays and a Sunday. Last week I had only five Saturdays, a holiday and a Sunday. Got to love this “retired life.” I’m helping an old Hart High School classmate up at his mini-ranch in Acton. He doesn’t have horses, but he has a tractor and a lot of brush to cut down....