Fiscal and Economic
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Congressman Tom McClintock penned an op-ed in the Washington Examiner discussing freedom and socialism and the impact of both on government policies.
Via the Washington Examiner:
Government is Still the Problem
By Congressman Tom McClintock
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 3109, the REFINER Act:
- Nearly a billion dollars in congressional earmarks that bypass the competitive process that awards funding based on merit and not political deals.
- Billions of dollars taken from taxpayers of one community to pay for local water projects that exclusively benefit some other community (in effect robbing St. Petersburg to pay St. Paul.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05) delivered the following remarks on the House floor during debate on recission legislation:
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the one Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation legislation. Rep. McClintock (CA-05) voted in favor of the measure, and he delivered remarks this morning on the House floor. Rep McClintock’s remarks (video link):
“A Big, Beautiful Future”
May 22, 2025
House Budget Committee Holds Hearing on Budget Legislation
Washington, D.C. – Member of the House Budget Committee Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05) today voted for and delivered remarks in committee on the budget reconciliation bill. Rep. McClintock's remarks:
President Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill
Remarks by Congressman Tom McClintock
House Budget Committee
May 16, 2025
Mr. Chairman:
Washington, D.C. - The House Budget Committee held a hearing on May 7, 2025 on the “Fiscal State of the Nation.” Rep. McClintock is a member of the committee, and he delivered remarks and questioned the hearing witness about three numbers: 46, 64 and 94. There has been a 46% increase in inflation and population over the last ten years, with a 64% increase in revenues and a 94% increase in spending over the same time period.
House Budget Committee
May 7, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05) delivered the following remarks on the House floor discussing the FY25 Budget Resolution:
Video Link
Mr. Speaker:
Hell hath no fury like the deep state scorned. That’s become obvious from the over-the-top hysterics directed against Elon Musk as he turns over bureaucratic rocks and shines a light on what has been going on beneath them.
Rep. McClintock Column Musk and Democracy:
Musk and Democracy
By Congressman Tom McClintock