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July 18, 2013
I rise today to warn of the latest episode in a saga that can best be described as "Greens Gone Wild." It involves the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to declare two million acres in the Sierra Nevada Mountains as "critical habitat" for the Sierra Nevada Yellow Legged Frog and the Yosemite Toad under the Endangered Species Act.
July 12, 2013
I want to thank Chairman Bishop for arranging this hearing in response to the public outcry against proposals by the National Park Service that would radically alter the purpose, nature and use of Yosemite National Park. The NPS proposal would remove long-standing tourist facilities from Yosemite Valley, including bicycle and raft rentals, snack facilities, gift shops, horseback riding, the ice-skating rink at Curry Village, the art center, the grocery store, swimming pools, and even the valley's iconic and historic stone bridges.
July 10, 2013
America is a nation of immigrants. We are all either immigrants ourselves or we are the sons and daughters of immigrants. America's motto is "E Pluribus Unum" - from many, ONE. From many nations we have created one great nation - the American nation. There is only one way to accomplish this remarkable feat and that is through the process of assimilation.
July 8, 2013
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation will hold an oversight hearing on July 9th entitled "Public Impact of Closing Amenities at Yosemite National Park."
June 28, 2013
When Juan Cabrillo first sailed up the Santa Barbara Channel in 1542, he noted a massive natural oil slick - that's how vast are California's petroleum resources.
June 27, 2013
Three major developments have occurred within the last six weeks that are each disturbing by themselves, but extremely alarming when viewed together.
June 19, 2013
The Farm Bill is now before us, a measure originating in the House of Representatives whose majority was elected on a clear mandate to stop wasting money. Yet all this bill does is to continue to waste money. Yes, it tightens up a little on automatic eligibility for the food stamp program and that's a good thing. Yet this modest reform is a poor substitute for the complete overhaul that is desperately needed.
June 19, 2013
Congressman McClintock and seven colleagues have asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a 90 day extension to the public comment period on the proposal to list the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog and the mountain yellow-legged frog as endangered species, and the Yosemite toad as a threatened species. The extension would be to ensure that public input is maximized and the effects of this proposal are fully understood.
June 18, 2013
In the early 1760's the Royal Governor of Massachusetts began issuing "writs of assistance" as general warrants to search for contraband. They empowered officials to search indiscriminately for evidence of smuggling.
Issues:Government Regulation
June 12, 2013
Last week, the nation learned of the plight of Sarah Murnaghan, the ten-year- old who will die within weeks unless she gets a desperately needed lung transplant. There are no pediatric lungs available - but there are adult lungs, which her doctors say would be entirely satisfactory for her condition. But because she is nearly 11 years old but not 12, the bureaucratic regulations prohibited it.