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  • 06.29.2012
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    Congressman McKeon Votes to Extend Low Student Loan Interest Rates
    Today, Congressman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon voted in favor of the Conference Report to H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead forProgress in the 21st Century Act. This bill not only ensures that interest rates on new subsidized student loans will remain at 3.4% for one additional year, but also includes a package o... More
  • 06.21.2012
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    Congressman McKeon Welcomes West Ranch High School Students to the Capitol
    Today, Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon welcomed a group of students from West Ranch High School in Santa Clarita to the Capitol to celebrate their exemplary 3rd place showing in the 2012 National Capitol Hill Challenge Stock Market Game. The Capitol Hill Challenge is open to high school students ac... More
  • 04.27.2012
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    Congressman McKeon Votes to Ensure Student Loan Rates Don’t Double
    Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon voted on H.R. 4628, The Interest Rate Reduction Act, legislation that would prevent a scheduled July 1st interest rate hike on certain federal student loans. Under a 2007 statute, the interest rate on subsidized Stafford loans to undergraduat... More
  • 02.28.2012
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    Congressman McKeon Votes to Repeal Burdensome Higher Education Regulations
    Today, Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon voted in favor of legislation to repeal two excessive federal regulations affecting colleges and universities. H.R. 2117, The Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, received bipartisan support in a vote of 303 to 114.Congressman McKeon took to th... More
  • 09.29.2011
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    Congressman McKeon Visits McGrath Elementary
    Today Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon visited the McGrath Elementary School and congratulated the administration, staff and students on winning the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award. Despite its being labeled a “school of poverty,” McGrath Elementary has consistently raised their national test... More
  • 07.07.2011
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    McKeon Cosponsors Education Reform Bill to Increase Flexibility in Local Spending of Federal Education Dollars
    Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), a senior member of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, announced his support as a cosponsor of the “The State and Local Funding Flexibility Act,” which was introduced earlier today. The State and Local Funding Flexibility Act is an overhaul b... More
  • 06.23.2011
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    House Education Committee Approves Second Education Reform Bill
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved the second in a series of education reform bills designed to overhaul current elementary and secondary education law. The Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218), sponsored by Subcom... More
  • 06.02.2011
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    McKeon Criticizes “Gainful Employment” Regulations Established by Department of Education
    Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita), a senior member of the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee, today raised objections to gainful employment regulations put in place by the Department of Education. “The most recent move by the Department of Education to place additional reg... More
  • 05.13.2011
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    McKeon Co-Sponsors Newly Introduced Education Reform Bill
    – Today, Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) issued the following statement after Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) introduced H.R. 1891, the Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act, aimed at weeding out inefficient and unnecessary K-12 education programs. “Study after study has proven that educat... More
  • 05.12.2011
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    McKeon Announces Congressional Art Competition Winner from Valencia
    Representative Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) issued the following statement regarding the 2011 Congressional Art Competition that was recently held in the 25th District of California: “I am happy to announce that Tyler Recchia is the winner of this year’s Congressional art contest, representing th... More