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August 1, 2013
Yosemite Valley is a national treasure that was set aside in 1864 with the promise it would be preserved for the express purpose of "Public Use, Resort and Recreation." Ever since, Americans have enjoyed a host of recreational opportunities and amenities as they have come to celebrate the splendor of the Valley. Now, the National Parks Service, at the urging of leftist environmental groups, is proposing eliminating many of those amenities...
July 30, 2013
Congressman McClintock delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of his amendment to the Transportation Appropriations bill to eliminate funding for the "Essential Air Service" program. The amendment was not adopted.
Essential Air Service
House Chamber, Washington, D.C.
July 30, 2013
Mr. Chairman:
Recently, the much-maligned sequester required a four percent cut in the FAA budget, whose bureaucrats immediately translated it into a 40 percent flight delay until the public rebelled.
Issues:Fiscal and Economic
July 29, 2013
At the request of Congressmen Jason Smith, Billie Long and Rick Crawford, the Water and Power Subcommittee meets today in West Plains, Missouri to hear first-hand of the dangers and potential impacts of the so-called "National Blueways Order" of the Department of the Interior, and other exclusionary federal land and water management policies.
Issues:Natural Resources Committee
July 24, 2013
This amendment ends NSA's warrantless seizure of Americans' phone records. The Fourth Amendment requires that before the government may seize a person's private records, it must first show there is probable cause to believe that person has committed a crime and specify what the government is looking for. Yet this critical tenet of our Bill of Rights has been pushed aside in the name of national security.
July 23, 2013
This has been a summer of alarming revelations that suggest our government is drifting far from the principles of individual liberty and constitutionally limited government that defined the American Founding and that produced the most free and prosperous Republic in the history of mankind.
Issues:Fiscal and Economic
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.