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Remarks in Support of The Grow Act (H.R. 23)

July 12, 2017

In California, five years of historic drought caused billions of dollars of damage to our economy, destroyed tens of thousands of jobs and brought many communities within just months of literally running out of water – all because we couldn’t store water from the wet years to assure plenty in the drought years.

Issues:California Water Crisis

Kate’s Law

June 29, 2017

Speeches

Kate’s Law, the bill this rule brings to the floor, is very personal to the people in my district because of two other names. On October 24, 2014, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Danny Oliver and Placer County Detective Michael Davis were brutally gunned down in one of the most cold-blooded rampages in the history of either county.

Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act Passes House

June 22, 2017

Speeches

Legislation authored by Congressman McClintock, H.R. 1654, passed the House on June 22, 2017. The legislation next goes to the Senate.

Issues:California Water Crisis

H.R. 1873 – Hazard Tree Removal

June 21, 2017

Speeches

The bureaucratic tangle caused by our so-called environmental laws has reached the point that even dead trees on public lands that threaten to fall on powerlines and cause major forest fires cannot be removed without permission from federal bureaucrats.

Issues:Forest Fire

Introductory Remarks at Jackson Town Hall

June 19, 2017

Speeches

Remarks by Congressman Tom McClintock
Town Hall Meeting
Jackson, California
June 19, 2017

I want to thank you all for coming this evening.

Last week, a terrible event occurred in Alexandria, and I believe it is a warning of the road our society has taken recently. This is not a reflection on the political motivations of the assailant. We all know there is a lunatic fringe on both sides of the political spectrum, and the next attack could just as easily come from one side as the other.

Issues:Local Issues

Chairman’s Opening Statement - Subcommittee on Federal Lands

June 15, 2017

Speeches

Congressman McClintock is the chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. The subcommittee held a legislative hearing on June 15, 2017 on draft legislation of the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (Rep. Westerman). Congressman McClintock delivered the following opening statement:

Chairman's Opening Statement
Subcommittee on Federal Lands
House Natural Resources Committee
June 15, 2017

Issues:Forest FireNatural Resources Committee

Rescuing America’s Health Care System

June 7, 2017

Columns

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

Statement on President Trump's Decision to Withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord

June 1, 2017

Press Release

Congressman McClintock issued the following statement on President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord:

The Paris Climate Accord would condemn our nation to Obama-era economic stagnation, sky-rocketing energy prices, lower wages and lost jobs. President Trump has stood behind America's taxpayers and workers by stopping this folly. One thing is certain: whether or not we sacrifice our economy on the altar of the green left, the Earth will continue to warm and cool as it has for billions of years. Thank you, Mr. President.

Why We Come Here - Lincoln Hills Memorial Day Observance

May 29, 2017

Speeches

There is always a temptation to conflate Veterans Day, in which we honor ALL those who served our nation’s armed forces, with Memorial Day, in which we honor those who gave their lives in the defense of our nation. All veterans, of course, accepted that risk. For those we honor today, the risk was realized, and it is to honor THEIR memory we set aside this day to pause and consider the enormity of their sacrifice and of our nation’s debt to them for that sacrifice.

H.R. 1039 – Probation Officers Arrest Authority: YES

May 19, 2017

Vote Notes on Legislation

H.R. 1039 – Probation Officers Arrest Authority: YES. This bill gives federal probation officers the authority to arrest someone who is impeding their official duty to supervise parolees. The bill raises a 4th Amendment concern since it gives a parole officer power to conduct a...

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