Mar 6, 2019
It was the Obama administration's 2015 5-year oil and gas leasing program that initially proposed opening the Atlantic to offshore energy exploration.
Thomas McClintock
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Thomas Miller McClintock is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 5th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he has been an advocate for limited government and fiscal conservatism throughout his political career. McClintock has focused on issues such as tax reform, environmental policy, and government spending. He previously served in the California State Assembly and as a member of the California State Senate, where he gained recognition for his commitment to conservative principles.
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Mar 6, 2019
The problem with visions of impending apocalypse is that after the initial hysteria passes, life goes on and the world does not end.
Mar 6, 2019
Yet, we do not see coincidence with the population of other whale species in the North Atlantic.
Mar 6, 2019
It is a double standard, then. It is not the seismic testing, it is the purpose of the seismic testing?
Mar 6, 2019
The central issue in this hearing seems to be the effect of seismic testing on the North Atlantic right whale.
Mar 6, 2019
I think our common sense tells us that any fish or mammal population is going to move away from such an annoying sound.
Mar 6, 2019
Ironically, it may have been saved from outright extinction by--wait for it--fossil fuels, which made whale oil obsolete.
Mar 6, 2019
Seismic testing is NOT synonymous with offshore oil and gas extraction, nor has it been found to be detrimental to marine mammal stocks.
Mar 6, 2019
If it is true, I am shocked, just shocked, that my friends on the left are not shocked.
Feb 27, 2019
I am a life-long Republican. I have been a Republican longer than some of you have been alive.
Feb 27, 2019
Your job is to revisit the Act, and I am hopeful and expect that you will do it.
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