Speeches
Since when has congressional disagreement over legislation been license for the President to legislate by himself? That was the issue Congressman McClintock discussed in remarks delivered on the House floor on December 10th. In the remarks the Congressman discussed the Constitution and separation of powers.
The Constitutional Crisis: What To Do?
December 10, 2014
Mr. Speaker:
Executive Amnesty Prevention Act
The genius of our Constitution can be found in the separation of powers that has preserved our freedom for 225 years. The American Founders recognized that what had gone so terribly wrong in Europe was that the same organ of government that made the law also enforced that law and adjudicated it. All the powers were in the same hands. The Founders wanted to protect their new nation from such a fate. So they divided the powers of government.
The California Emergency Drought Relief Act (HR 5781)
House Floor Debate Remarks in Support
Monday, December 8, 2014
Congressman Tom McClintock
California's regulatory drought was causing enormous economic damage and human hardship long before the historic natural drought that has now stricken the state; and through all of those years the House has passed legislation, repeatedly, to address it.
Congressman McClintock delivered the following remarks at a forum on national strength and security in Washington, D.C. hosted by Concerned Veterans for America
Strength and Security Seminar
Concerned Veterans for America
December 2, 2014
The foreign threats to our nation's strength and security abound, but they at least have the advantage of being clearly defined – indeed, they declare themselves at every opportunity.