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Wildfire Prevention
Congressman McClintock gathered recently with leadership of the U.S. Forest Service's Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Tahoe District Fire Chiefs, and Cal Fire to ensure all practical measures are in work to prevent wildfire in the Tahoe Basin. -
The Federal Budget: Running Out of Time and Options
Three numbers -- 26, 29 and 46 -- tell the whole story. Over the last ten years, population and inflation have increased a combined 26 percent. Revenues have increased 29 percent. The problem is that third number. Our spending has grown 46 percent. -
Yosemite Medical Clinic Legislation Passes House Floor
H.R. 3607 by Congressman McClintock to address continued operation of the Yosemite Medical Clinic passed the House floor on April 16th. -
Fruits of Tax Reform
In my district, the average family is paying $1,900 LESS federal income tax this year – which means $1,900 MORE they can spend to meet their needs. -
Resilient Federal Forests Act
Forty-five years ago, Congress enacted laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act, that promised to improve the health of our forests. They imposed...
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This is a combination of appropriations bills that funds the legislative branch, the Veteran’s Administration, energy, water and military construction. Like any large, omnibus bill it has good features, among them: it proceeds with the long overdue Yucca Mountain nuclear storage facility, repeals the Obama Administration’s WOTUS order (which was already struck down by the courts), shifts $1 billion of mandatory spending to discretionary and upgrades our nuclear arsenal. But it is a fiscal train wreck. It continues the Congress’ profligate spending that threatens...
This is an extensive omnibus bill costing a total of $900 billion over the next ten years (about $720 a year for an average household). It includes some good provisions on forest management and at least makes a half-hearted effort to introduce work requirements for about 20 percent of the ten million able-bodied adults receiving SNAP (commonly referred to as food stamps).
This is the $1.3 trillion “Omnibus” bill that increases discretionary spending a staggering 18 percent in a single year, puts us on course for a trillion dollar deficit next year and sets the stage for a sovereign debt crisis within the next few years.
This measure abandons any pretense of fiscal responsibility and increases federal spending caps by nearly $300 billion ($2,400 per household) over the next two years. It sets up a structure that will allow Congress to bypass its own budget rules...
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