111th Congress
House Chamber, Washington D.C.
April 29, 2010
Mr. Speaker:
Proponents have a problem. They want statehood for Puerto Rico. But in 1998, the majority voted no.
What to do?
Replace a straight-forward up or down vote with a two-step process.
If 40 percent support the Commonwealth, and 20 percent favor each of three alternatives, the overwhelming plurality is defeated on the first ballot and left only to chose among three options they do not support.
House Chamber, Washington, D.C. April 27, 2010. M. Speaker:
During the recent health debate, the Speaker ominously said, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.”
They passed it. And now we’re finding out what’s in it.
They told us it would keep costs down. Now they admit health costs will soar by $311 billion, increasing to 21 percent of GDP by 2019.
Representative Tom McClintock Presented with the
Spirit of Enterprise Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Award given to members of Congress for supporting legislation critical to the American business community
Representative Tom McClintock (CA-04) issued the following statement in response to the introduction of legislation that will provide for a federal government takeover of all bodies of water in the United States.
The legislation, H.R. 5088 by Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar (D-MN), seeks to increase the federal government’s jurisdiction over water from “navigable” waterways, to include all inland waters, including irrigation canals and small ponds.
Remarks by Representative Tom McClintock on the government takeover of healthcare. The legislation, HR 3590, was approved by Congress on March 21, 2010. Representative McClintock voted no on the bill.
"Under the provisions of this bill, Americans will be required by federal law to purchase health insurance policies that include every mandate imposed by the new federal health czar and will face federal fines and even imprisonment if they refuse. And they will pay for them through a combination of higher taxes, higher premiums or lower wages.
House Chamber, Washington, D.C.,
March 20, 2010.
M. Speaker:
In the introduction to his epic “Ten Commandments,” Cecil B. Demille asked the question: “Are men the property of the state, or are they free souls under God?”
Congress will fundamentally address that question tomorrow.
Will the federal government order Americans to buy products that government thinks they should buy, and to fine or imprison them if they refuse?
Will it empower a new health Czar to make decisions over the most minute details of every American’s health care?
House Chamber, Washington, D.C.
March 17, 2010
M. Speaker:
I rise to express my great concern over recent statements by Administration officials regarding Israeli housing construction in that nation’s capital city.
History warns us that appeasement of mutual enemies is the surest possible way to destroy alliances and to invite aggression, and yet the rhetoric of this administration is taking us down this very dangerous road.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight hearing today on the FY 2011 Administration Budget Request for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). The attached remarks are by Representative Tom McClintock:
I’d like to express my concern from the outset that the Bureau of Reclamation is quickly becoming the Bureau of Water Shortage and Dam Destruction. The budget before us today is symbolic of that transformation.
The attack of September 11th, 2001 was our generation’s Pearl Harbor. The Al Qaeda terrorists received succor, protection and encouragement from the Taliban government and accordingly acted as an agency of that government just as surely as the Japanese naval air forces that attacked Pearl Harbor acted as an agency of the government of Japan.