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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.
Congressman McClintock today released the following statement in response to the President's amnesty order:
In Memory of Deputy Danny Oliver and Detective Michael Davis
House Chambers, Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2014
Mr. Speaker:
On October 24, Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy Danny Oliver and Placer County Detective Michael David Davis were wantonly gunned down in one of the most cold-blooded rampages in the history of either county.
By all accounts, these were exemplary law enforcement officers, fathers, husbands, sons and neighbors.
Angels Camp, California
October 18, 2014
The history of Angels Camp is the history of California and the history of westward expansion.
We don't celebrate westward expansion these days as we did a generation ago, but we ought to.
Congressman Tom McClintock issued the following statement in response to the proposal of the National Park Service to increase entrance fees, including those charged to visitors at Yosemite National Park:
Last year, Yosemite Park management sought to drastically reduce the park's amenities that attract visitors and generate revenues. This year, it seeks to increase admission fees on those same visitors by 50 percent.