Honorable Kevin McCarthy
United States Representative, California, Republican
Representative McCarthy was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006. He served as a member of the California Assembly from 2002 to 2006 and as Minority Leader of the Assembly from 2003 to 2006. He is the House Majority Leader. The following is from the July 16, 2015, House floor debate on H.R. 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act. I come from a place that is called, for a very good reason, “America’s salad bowl.” We produce the vegetables, we produce the fruits, and we produce the nuts that feed the Nation. The Nation…