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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.
Let's begin with history and two important years: 1978 and 1839.
In 1978, the Wall Street Journal carried this headline: "Solar Power Seen Meeting 20 percent of Needs by 2000; Carter May Seek Outlay Boost."
Washington, D.C. ---Representative Tom McClintock’s (CA-04) legislation honoring Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery by naming a Post Office in his honor passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday.
H.R.3319 will designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 South Gulling Street in Portola, California, as the “Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building.”
House Chamber, Washington, D.C. October 20, 2009. Mr. Speaker: This bill names the Post Office in Portola, California in honor of Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery, who grew up in that town, and who returned to it as a fallen hero at the age of 24.
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Those who blame the drought for the tragedy unfolding in California’s Central Valley ignore the fact that this is a very mild drought by historical standards and that in far worse droughts in the past, far more water was delivered to the Central Valley. I wonder if the proponents seriously deny that 200 billion gallons of water have been diverted to meet various environmental regulations.
Representative McClintock Announces Town Hall Meetings in Plumas and Sierra Counties:
Monday, Oct. 12, 12:00 PM, Chester, Plumas County, Memorial Hall, 225 Gay Street and
Monday, Oct. 12, 5:00 PM, Downieville, Sierra County, Community Hall, 327 Main Street
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the opportunity to comment on the three Water and Power Subcommittee bills before us today.
Representative Tom McClintock’s office learned today that Lake Clementine will remain open through fiscal year 2010, and that the Bureau of Reclamation will continue to fund and manage recreation and land use at the lake through that time.
Below is a letter to Auburn Mayor Jim Holmes. Representative McClintock will continue to press for a lasting solution that will keep Lake Clementine open.
Letter from Representative McClintock to Mayor Mike Holmes:
September 25, 2009
Mayor Mike Holmes
City of Auburn
1225 Lincoln Way
Auburn, CA 95603
House Chamber, Washington, D.C. September 16, 2009. M. Speaker: This measure is very much a case study in how a public option becomes a public monopoly in the span of just a few years.
In 1993, the government created the Direct Loan Program under the pretext that it was just another option to increase consumer choice. There was only one problem: consumers never warmed to it. At its peak, the government Direct Loan Program only attracted 34 percent of loan volume. Today, even with the financial difficulties in the private sector, it has only earned 27 percent of the market.
September 10, 2009. Thank you Mr. Chairman. First of all, I want to say what a delight it has been to work with Chairwoman Napolitano, who has given all of these bills a fair, balanced and complete hearing.
We have six Water and Power subcommittee bills before us today. They are bi-partisan and well intentioned and seek to stretch scarce water supplies throughout the Southwest. But I do have some serious concerns that need to be addressed in the near future.