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  • 12.23.2010
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    **Rains and Mud Slides Road Closures**
    City of Victorville (PDF)City of Barstow - Temporary road closures listedSan Bernardino County - Road ClosuresLos Angeles County - Map and detailed information on closuresPlease check back to the sites often for the latest information. More
  • 12.16.2010
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    McKeon Statement on Afghanistan Pakistan Annual Review
    The Chairman-elect of the House Armed Services Committee today congratulated U.S. troops for the gains they have achieved in Afghanistan during the last year and reiterated his support for the comprehensive counterinsurgency strategy being implemented by our nation’s military forces, diplomats and i... More
  • 12.07.2010
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    Armed Services Committee Republicans Urge Senate Leaders to Delay Action on New START Treaty
    Ranking Member Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), Strategic Forces Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and fourteen of their colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee today sent a letter to the top Democrat and Republican in the U.S. Senate urging them to delay a vote to ratify the New STAR... More
  • 12.06.2010
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    McKeon: Stop the Job-Killing Tax Hikes
    Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) today called on Democrats to stop playing politics with the nation’s economy and extend the tax cuts to benefit American business owners, employees, and struggling families: “Over the weekend, the U.S. Senate fortunately rejected the Democrats’ push to... More
  • 11.30.2010
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    McKeon, Wilson Encourage Comprehensive Oversight of Pentagon’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Recommendations
    The top Republicans on the Armed Service Committee and the Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel today called for vigorous Congressional oversight of the Department of Defense's newly-released "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" report and urged Democratic Congressional leaders to delay any attempts... More
  • 11.29.2010
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    McKeon Statement on Latest Wikileaks Document Release
    —U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement regarding the latest release of sensitive U.S. government documents by Wikileaks: “This release of sensitive Department of State documents is the latest att... More
  • 11.24.2010
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    McKeon: Happy Thanksgiving
    – In celebration of the 2010 Thanksgiving Day holiday, Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) made the following statement:“In 1621 the pilgrims of the New World celebrated their first ‘Thanksgiving,’ taking time to not only break bread with their Native American neighbors, but to also reco... More
  • 11.23.2010
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    McKeon Statement on North Korean Shelling of South Korea
    U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement condemning North Korea’s artillery attack against South Korea:“I join with my colleagues in Congress and the Administration to condemn North Korea’s unprovok... More
  • 11.17.2010
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    McKeon Statement on Ghailani Verdict
    Today Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, 36, was acquitted on all but one of 285 charges brought against him from the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Ghailani was convicted on one count of conspiracy to blow up a U.S. government building. U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), th... More
  • 11.11.2010
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    McKeon Statement Honoring America’s Veterans
    U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement honoring America’s veterans: “Americans gather today to honor and pay our respects to all of the nation’s veterans and military heroes—from those who served ... More