Columns

June 7, 2017

Lower premiums, increased choices and improved care: these were the promises made to America by those who imposed Obamacare. Exactly the opposite has happened. Last year, premiums increased an average of 25 percent and this year we’re warned they’ll increase 40 percent. Last year, only one provider remained in a third of American counties. This year, entire regions have no providers at all. In 2015, American life expectancies actually declined.

Issues:Healthcare

Zika Funding

September 16, 2016

Columns

Zika Funding

A recent letter writer asks my position on Zika funding and why Congress has not acted.

Issues:Healthcare

Sequester We Hardly Knew Ye

December 12, 2013

Columns

The great irony of the Republican decision to bust the budget sequester is that barely two months ago, congressional roles were reversed.

Issues:Fiscal and Economic

Yosemite National Park: Closed for Preservation

August 24, 2013

Columns

Column by Congressman McClintock, published in the Wall Street Journal, August 24, 2013.

Issues:Local Issues

After Us, the Flood

January 16, 2013

Columns

Americans have always reached out to those in need, and the devastation suffered by victims of Hurricane Sandy requires the federal government's assistance to make the repairs required by storm damage. Disasters that overwhelm local and state resources have always been shared by the nation and that's as it should be.

What Does the Sacramento Bee Fear from Open Debate?

August 7, 2012

Columns

In its editorial ("Why Does Anyone Need a 100-Round Rifle Clip," August 5), the Bee notes that I "failed to respond" to its inquiries. The editorial amply demonstrates the reason: the Bee is notorious for stating one-sided political manifestos, listing its heroes and villains, and offering no opportunity for a balanced debate. In the event I am mistaken and the Bee actually welcomes a differing viewpoint, here is mine.

Cruise Control Act of 2011

August 19, 2011

Columns

Federal spending has ballooned 28 percent during the Obama Presidency while the government has amassed more debt than it acquired from the first day of George Washington’s administration to the last day of George H. W. Bush’s.

Our nation is racing toward a fiscal cliff.

Issues:Fiscal and Economic

Debt Crisis

July 28, 2011

Columns

Column, Washington Times: Imagine a family that earns $50,000 a year but is spending more than $88,000 with a credit card balance of $330,000. The discussions around the kitchen table are likely to be a little tense.

Proportionally, that’s where Washington’s finances are today, and that’s why the national discussion is a little tense, too.

Issues:Fiscal and Economic

Rebuilding the House

November 10, 2010

Columns

By Congressman Tom McClintock

Issues:Fiscal and EconomicGovernment Regulation

Unions Cap Employee Pay, Stifling Incentive to Achieve

June 8, 2009

Columns

By Sen. David Vitter and Rep. Tom McClintock Imagine working at a company that treats every employee exactly the same, irrespective of their individual effort. No matter how hard you work or how much your co-workers slack off, you get exactly the same pay. For millions of people, America's outdated labor laws and one-size-fits-all collective-bargaining agreements make this a reality.