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July 26, 2017

Mr. Speaker: I want to begin by saluting the more than 5,000 firefighters from 40 cooperating agencies that assembled under the coordination of CALFIRE to battle the Detwiler fire that threatened Yosemite Valley and its gateway communities

Issues:Forest FireLocal Issues

Introductory Remarks at Jackson Town Hall

June 19, 2017

Speeches

Remarks by Congressman Tom McClintock
Town Hall Meeting
Jackson, California
June 19, 2017

I want to thank you all for coming this evening.

Last week, a terrible event occurred in Alexandria, and I believe it is a warning of the road our society has taken recently. This is not a reflection on the political motivations of the assailant. We all know there is a lunatic fringe on both sides of the political spectrum, and the next attack could just as easily come from one side as the other.

Issues:Local Issues

Hearing on Wildfire Prevention

May 17, 2017

Speeches

Congressman McClintock is the chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. The subcommittee held a hearing on May 17, 2017. Congressman McClintock delivered the following opening statement:

Hearing on Wildfire Prevention
Federal Lands Subcommittee
House Natural Resources Committee

Issues:CaliforniaForest FireLocal IssuesNatural Resources Committee

WRDA - A Critical Moment for Tahoe and the West

December 7, 2016

Speeches

WRDA Conference Report: Water for California; Fire Protection for Tahoe. The conference report on the Water Resources Development Act is the product of many, many hours of good-faith negotiations between the House and Senate and between Republicans and Democrats.

Issues:CaliforniaCalifornia Water CrisisForest FireLocal IssuesNatural Resources Committee

Dedication of FBI Regional Office Site

October 11, 2016

Speeches

The oath taken by every FBI Agent is not to fight crime, uphold the laws, stop terrorists, or protect the country or its government. Certainly they do all these things, but the ONLY oath an FBI agent takes is to “Support and Defend the Constitution of the United States.”

Issues:Local Issues

The Growing Federal Footprint

September 7, 2016

Speeches

I want to thank Congressman Gohmert for organizing this discussion of federal lands policy, and to highlight the Federal Footprint Map at Naturalresources.house.gov/federalfootprint. Or just google Federal Footprint. When you do, you’ll have a complete picture of how much land the federal government owns and how much of your state and your community is affected. And it may surprise you.

Issues:Natural Resources CommitteeLocal IssuesFiscal and EconomicGovernment RegulationCalifornia

Memorial Day 2016

May 31, 2016

Speeches

In 431 BC, the people of Athens gathered just as we gather today – and for the same purpose – to honor their fallen. It was the first year of the Peloponnesian War. Pericles – the father of Athenian Democracy – spoke that day. According to Thucydides, most of his oration was about Athens, in sentiments we would find familiar as Americans.

Issues:Local Issues

Federal Lands Subcomittee Hearing - Discussion Draft of the “Locally-elected Officials Cooperating with Agencies in Land Management Act” (LOCAL Management Act)

April 28, 2016

Speeches

Today the Subcommittee on Federal Lands meets to consider draft legislation to require federal land use agencies to more closely consult and cooperate with local governments that are directly affected by their decisions. The three overarching objectives of this subcommittee bear repeating: to restore public access to the public lands; to restore proper management to the public lands and to restore the federal government as a good neighbor to the communities directly affected by the public lands

Issues:CaliforniaGovernment RegulationLocal IssuesNatural Resources Committee

A Quintessential American Institution

April 23, 2016

Speeches

Remarks by Congressman Tom McClintock Yosemite National Park April 23, 2016

Issues:Natural Resources CommitteeLocal IssuesCalifornia

Letter to the Editor - Sacramento Bee

February 22, 2016

Press Release

The attached letter to the editor from Congressman McClintock has been submitted to the Sacramento Bee:

Matt Weiser grossly misrepresents both Republican federal lands policy and my leadership of the House subcommittee that oversees it.

Our committee seeks to restore responsible stewardship of our national forests and protect the public’s right to enjoy the public’s lands.

Issues:CaliforniaForest FireLocal IssuesNatural Resources Committee

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