111th Congress
House Chamber, Washington, D.C. M. Speaker:
The proponents tell us that this bill will increase lending to small businesses. To do so they are creating a $30 billion slush fund to make loans to smaller banks, therefore encouraging smaller banks to make loans to small businesses. Or so they say.
It is a splendid example of what I like to call McClintock’s Second Law of Political Physics: the more we invest in our mistakes, the less willing we are to correct them.
House Chamber, Washington, D.C. M. Speaker:
Suppose your family is deeply in debt, bills are piling up, your credit cards are eating you alive. Finally, you seek the help of a financial counselor.
What’s the first thing that counselor is going to say? He’s going to say, “the very first thing we’ve got to do is sit down and sketch out a family budget.”
We all know that.
It’s hard work. It’s painful. But it’s absolutely necessary if you’re going to get control of your finances.
Our national debt is fast approaching the size of our entire economy.
House Chamber, Washington, D.C. May 25, 2010. M. Speaker:
The failure of this House to pass a budget at a time of unprecedented deficit spending speaks volumes about the house majority.
In order to resolve a crisis you must first be willing to face it. If you can’t face the problem, you can’t deal with it.
That’s what the budget process is: the painful but necessary assessment of our financial affairs. Without it, there cannot be even a theoretical solution.
House Chamber, Washington, D.C. May 20, 2010. M. Speaker:
I rise to take strong exception to the speech of the President of Mexico while in this chamber today.
The Mexican government has made it very clear for many years that it holds American sovereignty in contempt and President Calderon’s behavior as a guest of the Congress confirms and underscores this attitude.
It is highly inappropriate for the President of Mexico to lecture Americans on American immigration policy, just as it would be for Americans to lecture Mexico on its laws.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom McClintock (CA -04) made the following remarks today at a forum held at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. to discuss the Greek bailout.
Remarks on the Greek Bailout
May 19, 2010
I spoke with Marvin Goodfriend of Carnegie Mellon just before we came out and I don’t want to steal his thunder but he appears to have come up with a radical new economic theory that if you spend more than you take in year after year eventually you will run out of money.
Three outstanding art students garnered awards in the Congressional Art Competition -- An Artistic Discovery -- a nation-wide high school art competition sponsored by Members of Congress. The contest was open to all high school students within the Fourth Congressional District. The winners are:
1st Place Winner:
Aimee Pitcher
South Tahoe High School
Art Teacher: Candi Lincoln
Title of Entry: “Sapphire”
Task Force Seeks to Restore Constitutional Balance of Power Through Federalism
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Tom McClintock (R – Granite Bay) delivered the following remarks on the House floor today in opposition to the costly “Cash for Caulkers” weatherization program:
Learning from Experience (NOT)
House Chamber, Washington, D.C.
May 6, 2010
M. Speaker:
Since “Cash for Caulkers” is based on the “Cash for Clunkers” program maybe somebody ought to ask, “How did that one work out?”
Representative McClintock delivered the following remarks today in the House Natural Resources Committee on House Resolution 1254. The resolution directs the Secretary of the Interior to transmit to the House of Representatives specific information relating to potential National Monuments designations.
Full Committee Markup – Natural Resources Committee
May 5, 2010
Mr. Chairman: