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H.R. 1191 – Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: NO
May 14, 2015
Vote Notes on Legislation

5/14/15 - H.R. 1191 – Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: NO. The Congress is correct to distrust the President in his negotiations with Iran, but this measure misses the point.

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Federal Lands Subcommittee Hearing: Litigation and Increased Planning’s Impact on Our Nation’s Overgrown, Fire-Prone National Forests
May 14, 2015
Speeches

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing on the impact of litigation on forest management, the U.S. Forest Service’s response to the growing challenge of litigation and related impacts upon forest health.

Issues:Natural Resources CommitteeLocal IssuesForest FireCalifornia
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Rep. McClintock Delivers Weekly Republican Address: Trade Means Freedom and Prosperity
May 9, 2015
Press Release
Hi, I’m Congressman Tom McClintock from California. Right now, Congress is considering important legislation to help create more jobs and prosperity for the American people. It’s called ‘Trade Promotion Authority,’ and I’d like to visit with you about it.
Issues:LaborFiscal and EconomicGovernment RegulationCalifornia
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Rep. Tom McClintock to Deliver the Weekly Republican Address
May 8, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has selected Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) to deliver the Weekly Republican Address on Saturday, May 9, 2015.
Issues:Fiscal and EconomicGovernment RegulationLaborCalifornia
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*** 2015 High School Art Competition Winners Announced ***
May 4, 2015
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Issues:Local Issues
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House of Representatives Adopts McClintock Amendment to Stop Federal Agencies from Purchasing Scarce California Water for Fish
May 1, 2015
Press Release

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today adopted an amendment by Congressman Tom McClintock to forbid federal agencies from buying up scarce water during California's catastrophic drought in order to release it into rivers to meet environmental requirements. The amendment was subsequently adopted today as part of the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations Act.

Issues:California Water CrisisCalifornia
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2015 High School Art Competition Winners Announced
April 29, 2015
Press Release
The them for the 4th Congressional District's 2015 Art Competition was "American Heritage."
Issues:Local Issues
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Federal Lands Subcommittee Hearing: The Devastating Impacts of Wildland Fires and the Need to Better Manage our Overgrown, Fire Prone National Forests
April 23, 2015
Speeches
Over the past thirty years, we have seen an 80 percent reduction in timber harvested from our national forests, and in the same period a concomitant increase in acreage destroyed by fire. This phenomenon far predates the Western drought and was best summed up by a forester long ago who observed, “All that excess timber comes out of the forests one way or the other. It is either CARRIED OUT or it is BURNED OUT. But it comes OUT.”
Issues:Forest FireLocal IssuesNatural Resources Committee
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Save Our Water
April 22, 2015
Speeches
California is now in its fourth year of the worst drought on record. Hydrologists estimate it is the worst drought in 1,200 years.
Issues:California Water CrisisLocal Issues
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Jim McNeal
April 16, 2015
Speeches

Mr. Speaker:

With great sadness I rise to mourn the passing of Jim McNeal, a California business and civic leader, who for decades guided one of the largest and oldest independent ambulance services in California, Shaefer Ambulance.

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