Thomas McClintock actually said...

"Clinton reduced spending relative to GDP, he contracted our entitlement obligations, he turned in budget surpluses during his final years in office."

"If increasing spending, increasing our entitlement obligations, and turning in major deficits were the path to prosperity, we should be in the golden age of the American economy right now."

"In discussing the salmon runs in the Northwest Pacific, my colleague from California has actually described the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, which is a natural fluctuation of cold water currents."

"Yes, but you and I both know that that is the result of----a 10-year timeframe that began 10 years ago, and what we are now watching is the Administration systematically shutting off our future oil de..."