Press Releases
Statement by Representative Tom McClintock on the Proposition 8 Ruling: Judge Walker’s opinion that traditional marriage is an affront to the Bill of Rights would no doubt have come as a surprise to the American Founders – and to more than two centuries of American jurisprudence affirming that institution. Fortunately, the architects of our Constitution recognized the damage that feeble reasoning can do from the bench and provided a multitude of checks and balances – starting with the appellate process – which I am confident will now be brought into play.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Tom McClintock (CA – 04), Ranking Member of the House Water and Power Subcommittee, today made the following opening statement at a hearing about low-impact hydropower:
Representative Tom McClintock (R - CA) made the following opening statement at the House Water and Power Subcommittee hearing on the Bureau of Reclamation and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Testifying at the hearing was the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Michael Connor.
Opening Statement
Water and Power Sub-Committee
July 15, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Representative Tom McClintock (R-CA) has recruited 17 members of the House of Representatives to become party to an amicus brief in support of Arizona’s new immigration law. The brief has been filed by the Washington Legal Foundation in support of Arizona in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU.
WASHINGTON D.C. – During a full committee markup of the CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534) in the Natural Resources Committee Representative Tom McClintock (R-CA) introduced an amendment to strike section 238 of the legislation.
Representative McClintock’s Statement on the Amendment to HR 3534 is attached below:
Statement on Amendment to HR 3534
House Natural Resources Committee
July 14, 2010
Mr. Chairman:
Sunday, July 4, 2010
9:00 AM
Lincoln Independence Day Parade
5th and F Street, Lincoln
Noon
Pollock Pines 4th of July Parade
Sly Park Road and Pony Express Trail, Pollock Pines
2:00 PM
Nevada City Parade
Historic Downtown Nevada City
7:00 PM
Auburn Area, Lions Club 4th of July Parade
Lincoln Way and High Streets, Auburn
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom McClintock (CA -04) made the following remarks today at a forum held at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. to discuss the Greek bailout.
Remarks on the Greek Bailout
May 19, 2010
I spoke with Marvin Goodfriend of Carnegie Mellon just before we came out and I don’t want to steal his thunder but he appears to have come up with a radical new economic theory that if you spend more than you take in year after year eventually you will run out of money.
Three outstanding art students garnered awards in the Congressional Art Competition -- An Artistic Discovery -- a nation-wide high school art competition sponsored by Members of Congress. The contest was open to all high school students within the Fourth Congressional District. The winners are:
1st Place Winner:
Aimee Pitcher
South Tahoe High School
Art Teacher: Candi Lincoln
Title of Entry: “Sapphire”