Press Releases

Foresthill Town Hall Meeting

June 12, 2014

Press Release

Congressman Tom McClintock will hold a town hall meeting in Foresthill on Monday, June 16th at 6:00 PM.

The meeting will be held at the Foresthill Veterans Hall, 24601 Harrison Street.

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High School Art Contest Winners to be Honored

May 1, 2014

Press Release

Congressman McClintock will present awards to high school students who earned the top spots in this year's Congressional Art Competition. The students, teachers and families will be honored at a reception on May 14, 2014. The reception will be held at 5:00 p.m. at BI Design Studio, 1004 White Rock Road, Suite 200, El Dorado Hills. The theme of this year's competition is "Proclaim Liberty."

The honorees are:

FIRST PLACE WINNER

Liberty In Music / Artist Meghan Byrd

South Lake Tahoe High School / Art Teacher, Candi Lincoln

2015 Budget

April 8, 2014

Press Release

In August of 2010, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs warned that the greatest threat to our national security was our national debt. That was $4 trillion of debt ago. In fact, since Inauguration day, 2009, we have accumulated more total government debt than we had run up from the first day of the Washington Administration through the third year of the George W. Bush administration.

Issues:Fiscal and Economic

Baseline Budgeting H.R. 1871

April 8, 2014

Press Release

Our Constitution assigns the principle responsibility over the public purse to the House of Representatives. Under that Constitutional doctrine, a dollar can't be spent by this government unless the House says it gets spent. Yet today, spending increasingly seems to be out of our hands - driven automatically by a variety of provisions and practices that thwart the very design of the Constitution.

Issues:Fiscal and Economic

Legislation to Name Peak in Yosemite in Honor of Jessie Benton Fremont Approved by House Committee

March 13, 2014

Press Release

"On the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Yosemite Land Grant, naming a peak for Jessie Benton Fremont is a fitting honor for a woman whose wisdom, foresight and perseverance helped preserve the majestic site that is Yosemite for all time," remarked Congressman Tom McClintock.

Issues:Legislation

Merced River Plan

February 14, 2014

Press Release

Congressman Tom McClintock issued the following statement regarding the Merced Wild and Scenic Final Comprehensive Management Plan released today by the National Park Service:

Issues:Natural Resources CommitteeLocal Issues

Debt Limit Extension (S.540)

February 11, 2014

Press Release

Congressman McClintock voted No on H.R. 2642 today and issued the following statement: This measure suspends the federal debt limit until March of 2015. I have two principal objections to the measure. First and foremost, it does nothing to bend the debt curve down - a debt curve that the Congressional Budget Office again warns will begin dangerously expanding within two years, reaching unsustainable levels that threaten the future stability and prosperity of the nation.

Issues:Fiscal and Economic

Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act Approved by House

February 6, 2014

Press Release

The Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act was approved today by the House of Representatives as part of a larger bill, H.R. 2954 (The Public Access and Lands Improvement Act). Title IX of that bill comprises the Rim Fire Salvage Act. The salvage language is the result of consultations with Democratic offices and with the U.S. Forest Service. The compromise language assures compliance with all environmental laws and maintains judicial review, while assuring that salvage can begin this spring.

Issues:Forest FireLegislationLocal Issues

California Water Bill - H.R. 3964

February 5, 2014

Press Release

California's drought is NATURE'S fault. Our failure to prepare for it is OUR fault. In California, the Democrats have not only obstructed the construction of new dams for the past 35 years, they've also actively sought to tear down existing dams.

Opening Statement Water and Power Subcommittee

February 5, 2014

Press Release

The Subcommittee on Water and Power has taken a great deal of testimony on what needs to be done to break down the barriers that have stopped serious development of new water storage, and this hearing begins the process of distilling that testimony into practical legislation.

Issues:Natural Resources CommitteeLegislationGovernment Regulation