Press Releases

Amendments Forbidding Defense Dollars From Being Spent on Coal Earmark and Green Energy Mandates Adopted

June 11, 2015

Washington, D.C. – An amendment authored by Congressman McClintock and a bi-partisan amendment co-authored with Congressman Jared Huffman have been adopted by the House of Representatives to H.R. 2685 - FY16 Department of Defense Appropriations Act.

Issues:Fiscal and EconomicGovernment Regulation

Rep. McClintock Delivers Weekly Republican Address: Trade Means Freedom and Prosperity

May 9, 2015

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Hi, I’m Congressman Tom McClintock from California. Right now, Congress is considering important legislation to help create more jobs and prosperity for the American people. It’s called ‘Trade Promotion Authority,’ and I’d like to visit with you about it.

Issues:LaborFiscal and EconomicGovernment RegulationCalifornia

Rep. Tom McClintock to Deliver the Weekly Republican Address

May 8, 2015

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WASHINGTON, DC – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has selected Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) to deliver the Weekly Republican Address on Saturday, May 9, 2015.

Issues:Fiscal and EconomicGovernment RegulationLaborCalifornia

House of Representatives Adopts McClintock Amendment to Stop Federal Agencies from Purchasing Scarce California Water for Fish

May 1, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today adopted an amendment by Congressman Tom McClintock to forbid federal agencies from buying up scarce water during California's catastrophic drought in order to release it into rivers to meet environmental requirements. The amendment was subsequently adopted today as part of the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations Act.

Issues:California Water CrisisCalifornia

2015 High School Art Competition Winners Announced

April 29, 2015

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The them for the 4th Congressional District's 2015 Art Competition was "American Heritage."

Issues:Local Issues

Congressman McClintock Introduces H.R. 1668 the Save Our Water Act

March 26, 2015

Press Release

During times of extreme and exceptional drought conditions the bill will suspend water releases by Federal and State agencies to adjust river water temperatures.

Issues:California Water Crisis

State Water Resources Control Board Letter

March 26, 2015

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The letter expresses support for the adjustments contained in the Bureau of Reclamation's Temporary Urgency Change Petition (TUCP) for New Melones operations in the 2015 water year. The TUCP aims to protect municipal, agriculture, recreation, power water supply, steelhead population, and preserve a least a modicum of water storage behind New Melones Dam for the remainder of the water year.

Issues:California Water Crisis

McClintock Opposes Flows From New Melones - Letter to Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner

March 20, 2015

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Congressman McClintock is very troubled by pulse flows proposed by the Bureau of Reclamation from the New Melones Reservoir for environmental purposes. As the reservoir is only one-quarter full – a dangerously low level for the start of the dry season, these flows threaten to deprive residents of Calaveras County of their drinking water supply.

Issues:California Water CrisisCalifornia

Representatives McClintock and Denham Call on Federal Regulators to Take Immediate Action to Save Reservoir Water this Summer

March 13, 2015

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U.S. Representatives Tom McClintock (CA-04) and Jeff Denham (CA-10) released a letter to key regional federal regulators calling on them to revise plans and take actions to prevent water releases that threaten to leave New Melones reservoir dry this coming summer.

Issues:California Water CrisisNatural Resources CommitteeCalifornia

Keystone Pipeline Veto

February 25, 2015

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Congressman McClintock delivered the following remarks on the House floor regarding the President's veto of the Keystone Pipeline:

Mr. Speaker:

Issues:Fiscal and Economic