Thomas McClintock actually said...

"we have huge transmission costs with wind and solar because they are low capacity."

"you have to keep a megawatt of reliable, immediately obtainable backup power or the grid will collapse."

"The bill I introduced two weeks ago shines a bright light on the enormous benefits and potential of federal and non-federal hydropower dams."

"The bill, plain and simple, declares that hydropower is a renewable source of energy."