Tom McClintock said "If you are a private citizen and you have an accident with a backhoe, you go to jail for spilling 1,500 gallons." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordDecember 8, 2015

If you are a private citizen and you have an accident with a backhoe, you go to jail for spilling 1,500 gallons.

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Tom McClintock

Republican · California

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McClintock criticizes the double standard in accountability between private citizens and EPA officials.

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