we managed our national forests according to well-established and time-tested forest management practices.
Tom 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.
We were told that this is a false choice between the economy and the environment, and I could not agree more.
These forests are going to grow, regardless of whether we manage them or not, so we are either going to grow timber products and use them, or we are going to grow firewood.
There seems to be a complete disconnect between the global warming enthusiasts and the policies that they are recommending to us.
Thank you very much for your testimony. And we will be happy to provide them for you, beginning right now.
If we truly want clean air, clean water, better wildlife habitat, more biodiversity, thriving rural communities... then we will pass this bill as quickly as possible in the House.
It is hard to believe that the climate can be so precise as to know exactly the property line between the private and the public lands.
For 40 years, we have experimented with laws that have proven disastrous to the health of our forests.





