Honorable Ken Calvert
United States Representative, California, Republican
Rep. Calvert has represented California’s 41st Congressional District since 1993. He serves on the Appropriations Committee. The following is an excerpt of his remarks on the committee floor delivered on July 16, 2025, in favor of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2026. I rise today to offer H.R. 4016, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026. H.R. 4016 provides $831.5 billion for the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. While this is relatively flat discretionary funds enacted in fiscal year 2025, coupled with the recently enacted Reconciliation Act, it provides nearly $1 trillion to modernize and sustain…
