Congressman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon has announced that his office is now accepting submissions for the 2013 Congressional Art Competition, an annual event promoting local creativity and sponsored by KHTS AM-1220. High school students (grades 9-12) who are residents of the California 25th District are encouraged to enter and share their art with the local community.“I’ve been amazed by the ...

The Department of Defense today officially informed Congress of its intent to impose furloughs on the Department of Defense’s entire civilian workforce as it copes with the automatic spending cuts known as “sequestration.” The furlough program will go forward if sequestration is not avoided. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee made the following ...

By Stephen K. Peeples J.D. Kennedy is one of the lucky ones. As a Marine, he served three tours of duty driving resupply convoys in Iraq, and returned home safely each time. Now, as a civilian, he devotes his time and energy to helping fellow veterans who may not have been so lucky, assisting them in finding work, housing, and ...

U.S. Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon and other civic leaders will be speaking to the press following a jobs tour of Aerowire Technical Service in Lancaster next Friday. The tour is being hosted by the L.A. Jobs Defense Counsel, a coalition of business, labor, education, nonprofit, and civic leaders dedicated to protecting Southern California’s economy from the destructive impacts of defense ...

Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, listened to testimony that revealed a culture of covering up that needs to be stopped, during a hearing the House Armed Services Committee held this week, a committee official said Thursday.  “Our hearings are always designed to inform (the committee’s) legislation,” said Claude Chafin, spokesman for the House Armed Services Committee, discussing the purpose ...

Actress and animal rights activist Tippi Hedren is working with Congressman Buck McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, to help move legislation through congress designed to halt the breeding of exotic felines for commercial purposes. The bill, called The Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act, seeks to stop the commercial breeding of lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, and other exotic cat species, which ...

Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) has issued a response to President Barack Obama’s proposed package of anti-gun violence legislation. McKeon said he is open to all ideas to help curb the ongoing violence epidemic in the nation. “Throughout the congressman’s tenure he has been, and will continue to be, a staunch supporter of the 2nd Amendment,” said McKeon’s Communications ...

Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, responded yesterday to a letter from the Joint Chiefs of Staff warning of the devastating impact on the U.S. military if sequestration becomes a reality. In his statement, Congressman McKeon wrote, “The condition of our Armed Forces is swiftly declining. And this is the first red flag ...

Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, sent a letter to the White House Office of Budget and Management  on Monday protesting the budgetary challenges created by the lack of a federal budget for 2014 and the looming threat of sequestration. The letter to Jeffrey Zients, acting director of the OMB, urged the Obama Administration to put forth its budget request ...

NEWS RELEASECongressman Howard “Buck” McKeon praised the passage of S. 925, legislation naming a peak in the Eastern Sierra in honor of Andrea Mead Lawrence, a local hero in the Mammoth Mountain area.  S.925 is a companion bill to Congressman McKeon’s House version, H.R. 1818 and passed last night by a vote of 408-7. This bill is now headed to President ...