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House Chamber, Washington D.C. November 7, 2009. M. Speaker: The question before us comes to this: will Congress force American families to surrender control of their health care to the federal bureaucracy?
There’s nothing optional about this law – the word “shall” appears 3,400 times in it – each time backed by the full force of the government.
House Chamber, Washington, D.C.
November 6, 2009
M. Speaker:
When I was named ranking member on the Water and Power Sub-Committee in July, I noted that up until the last generation, the purpose of federal water and power policy was to create an abundance of both.
What’s at Stake
House Chamber, Washington, D.C.
November 3, 2009
M. Speaker:
What do Americans lose if Nancy Pelosi succeeds in taking over health care?
We’ll lose the freedom to shop around for the policy that best meets our own needs.
Latest stimulus data:
Total stimulus spending in 4th CD: $163,877,376.
Total jobs created: 112.09.
Total spent per job: $1,462,016.02.
Source: U.S. Government, Recovery.gov
M. Speaker:
I rise today in defense of dissent.
It is a sad milestone when it becomes necessary to do so. But the ferocity with which this administration is pursuing its critics in business and journalism is becoming alarming.
House Chamber, Washington D.C. October 27, 2009. M. Speaker: The last time our unemployment rate hit 9.8 percent was in 1983.
Ronald Reagan responded by cutting taxes and reducing regulatory burdens on the economy, producing the biggest peacetime economic expansion in the nation’s history.
Opening Statement, The Honorable Tom McClintock, Ranking Republican, House Water and Power Subcommittee. Oversight Hearing on “Water Management and Climate Variability: Information Support at the USGS and Bureau of Reclamation."
October 27, 2009
Thank you, Madam Chairwoman.
U.S. Representative Tom McClintock (CA-04 Granite Bay) the ranking member of the House Water and Power Subcommittee today called for a Congressional field hearing on California’s water crisis.
The full text of the letter to House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall and House Water and Power Subcommittee Chairwoman Grace Napolitano requesting the hearing is attached.
House Chamber, Washington, D.C. October 22, 2009. M. Speaker: I rise in opposition to the rule and in opposition to the underlying bill. And to explain why, I'd like to walk through a little history and a little math.