Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) joined House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01) and Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (NY-21) in their weekly press conference to highlight what he heard from constituents during the August district work period. Read more »

Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) joined fellow Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Reps. Adam Schiff (CA-28), Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Gus M. Bilirakis (FL-12), and Jackie Speier (CA-14) in issuing the following statement on Azerbaijani attacks on Armenia. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) took part in a tour of multiple schools in the 21st Congressional District with Tulare County Superintendent of Schools Tim Hire to learn more about school safety measures, teacher shortages, and other concerns as the new school year begins. Read more »

Read the Op-Ed in the Bakersfield California Taking a drive through Bakersfield, you’re almost sure to pass at least one oil derrick pump. For the city that’s home to the Bakersfield High School “Drillers,” it doesn’t come as a surprise that Kern County is the seventh largest oil-producing county in the nation. The oil and gas industry in Kern County accounts for a quarter of the… Read more »

WASHINGTON  – Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21), Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), and Congresswoman Connie Conway (CA-22) sent a letter to Governor Newsom regarding the recent settlement between the State of California and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The settlement places a federal moratorium on new oil and gas leases in Central California until BLM… Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) hosted the Ranking Member on House Administration Rodney Davis (IL-13) for an election integrity round table with local election officials as part of the Faith in Elections Project, an initiative to promote voter confidence in our elections systems and outcomes through education, engagement, and reform. Read more »

Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) and Congresswoman Connie Conway (CA-22) hosted a roundtable discussion with local leaders in the agriculture community to discuss how ongoing drought conditions, labor shortages, input costs, and supply chain disruptions are impacting the Central Valley agricultural sector. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao released the following statement after President Biden signed the bipartisan Honoring our PACT Act into law. Rep. Valadao voted in support of this legislation both times it passed the House of Representatives. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21), Congresswoman Connie Conway (CA-22), and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) led the entire California Republican delegation and Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) in a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland expressing grave concerns with the Department of the Interior’s reconsultation process on the 2019 Biological Opinions for water deliveries from the Central Valley Project and State Water Project. Read more »

Water is the lifeblood of the Central Valley. With less than 1 percent of our nation’s farmland, the Central Valley supplies a quarter of our nation’s food and the majority of our nation’s fruits, nuts and vegetables. Our well-deserved reputation as America’s breadbasket comes from the help of nature and a whole lot of hard work and skill from our farmers, ranchers and producers. Read more »