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April 27, 2012
Under the Fourth Amendment, if the Government wants to snoop through a person's email, it must first convince a judge that there is probable cause to believe that person has committed a crime and it must specify the documents it believes are relevant to that charge. Yesterday the House passed a measure that makes a mockery of this cherished protection.
Issues:Government Regulation
April 19, 2012
The House just passed HR 9 that purports to give a temporary tax cut to small businesses. I say "purports" because it doesn't cut spending at the same time and thus it merely shifts current taxes into the future. Once a dollar has been spent, it's already become a tax, taken either from today -- or from tomorrow to pay for today's deficits.
April 17, 2012
The town hall meeting will be held at the Pollock Pines-Camino Community Center, 2675 Sanders Drive, Pollock Pines. The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM.
Issues:Local Issues
April 17, 2012
A defining aspect of the American tradition is that groups of citizens band together for a wide variety of civic purposes. They recruit volunteers, raise funds and spend those funds to promote whatever project or cause brings them together.
April 17, 2012
The subcommittee sits today to hear two bills, one removing government impediments to development of one of the cheapest and cleanest forms of electricity generation and one proposing more government subsidies for one of the most expensive forms of water delivery.
Issues:Natural Resources Committee
April 5, 2012
Congressman McClintock will hold a town hall meeting in Foresthill on Wednesday, April 11th. The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM and will be held at the Foresthill Veterans Memorial Hall, 24601 Harrison Street, Foresthill.
Issues:Local Issues
March 28, 2012
I thank the gentleman (Mr. Ryan) for yielding and I thank him for his vision and courage. It has truly been an honor to serve on this committee under his leadership. Mr. Chairman, a year ago, the House passed a budget that would have put our nation back on the path to fiscal solvency and ultimately paid off the entire national debt. It would have saved Medicare and Medicaid from collapse and put them back on a solid and secure foundation.
Issues:Fiscal and Economic
March 27, 2012
The House is about to consider a budget in a dangerous hour in the life of our country. Last year, we barreled past several urgent warning signals: the loss of our nation's triple-A credit rating; the size of the national debt surpassing our entire economy; a record third year of trillion dollar-plus annual deficits.
Issues:Fiscal and Economic
March 26, 2012
This nation is on a collision course with a sovereign debt crisis the magnitude of which we have never experienced. This is not some moonless night on the Atlantic. We are spending full speed ahead toward that iceberg of debt in the full light of day and we can all see it plainly.
Issues:Fiscal and Economic