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June 23, 2011

Congressman McClintock will conduct a town hall meeting in Grass Valley on Thursday, June 30th at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held at Higgins Lions Community Center, 22490 East Hacienda Drive, Grass Valley.

Issues:Local Issues
June 22, 2011
Speeches

Congressman McClintock questioning witnesses at a National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee oversight hearing about the importance of forest access by the public, June 22, 2011.

Congressman McClintock spoke earlier this year about forest access in a speech titled The Royal Forests.

Issues:Natural Resources CommitteeLocal Issues
June 3, 2011
Speeches

M. Speaker: Lets be clear: without prior Congressional authorization, under the War Powers Act, the President may only commit armed forces to hostilities for sixty days if there is a direct attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions or its armed forces.

There was none, so there is no sixty day clock and the President’s unprovoked attack on Libya – from Day One – constituted an illegal and unconstitutional act of the highest significance.

June 2, 2011

Congressman Tom McClintock will conduct a town hall meeting in Georgetown, Thursday, June 9, at 6 PM. The meeting will be held in the International Order of Odd Fellows Hall, 6240 Main Street, Georgetown.

Issues:Local Issues
June 2, 2011
Speeches

House Water and Power Subcommittee, Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1837, “The San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act". Statement by Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock.

June 2, 2011

The tragedy of the man-made drought in California’s San Joaquin Valley has occupied a considerable amount of the sub-committee’s attention, and today we meet to consider HR 1837 by Congressman Nunes.

Issues:Natural Resources Committee
May 24, 2011

Six outstanding art students garnered top awards in the Congressional Art Competition -- An Artistic Discovery -- a high school arts contest sponsored by Members of Congress. The competition was open to all high school students within California's Fourth Congressional District. The winners are:

Issues:Local Issues
May 24, 2011
Speeches

Opening Statement by Congressman Tom McClintock, Chairman, House Water and Power Subcommittee. Joint Water and Power and Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Subcommittee Oversight Hearing on “Protecting Long-Term Tribal Energy Jobs and Keeping Arizona Water and Power Costs Affordable: The Current and Future Role of the Navajo Generating Station”

May 24, 2011

The purpose of today’s hearing is to comprehend an effort by the EPA to impose cost-prohibitive mandates on one of the largest sources of electricity in the west – the Navajo Generating Station.

Issues:Natural Resources Committee
May 20, 2011
Speeches

Orange County Water Summit, Anaheim, California. May 20, 2011

A generation ago, the principal objective of our federal water and power policy could be summed up in a word: Abundance.

It was an era when vast reservoirs produced a cornucopia of clean and plentiful water and power on a scale so vast that many communities didn't even bother metering the stuff.

Issues:California Water Crisis
May 13, 2011

Congressman Tom McClintock will conduct a town hall meeting in Placerville on Tuesday, May 17, at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held at El Dorado High School, in the gym, 561 Canal Street, Placerville.

Issues:Local Issues
May 12, 2011
Speeches

The committee meets today to review three bills that make minor adjustments to current water projects, but that open larger issues I hope to address in coming months.

We have again before us the Hoover Power Allocation Act, H.R. 470 authored by Dr. Heck of Nevada and Mrs. Napolitano of California.

Issues:Natural Resources Committee