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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.

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Oct 24, 2023

By the way, it is what we all learned in high school biology. The greater the genetic diversity, the more that nature can, through the natural selection process, select those characteristics that make that species resilient even in the…

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Oct 18, 2023

There is no substitute for leadership and courage and common sense.

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Oct 18, 2023

Under Newt Gingrich and John Kasich we had that leadership and we had that determination.

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Oct 18, 2023

the fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.

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Sep 26, 2023

The Constitution was America's best idea.

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Sep 26, 2023

Never in my life have I had a problem that I did not see an ending to. And I don't see an ending to this.

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Sep 26, 2023

This is what happens when you refuse to control our border and our sovereign nation.

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Sep 19, 2023

I am asking about their records and how those records would commend them to the appointments that you made.

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Sep 19, 2023

This double standard of Justice couldn't be more glaring.

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Sep 19, 2023

We have had two IRS Whistleblowers inform Congress of attempts by senior Justice Department officials to obstruct the criminal investigation into millions of dollars of ill-gotten and undeclared income to Hunter Biden.

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Sep 19, 2023

Now, that sounds an awful lot like obstruction of justice to me.

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Sep 18, 2023

I introduced a call for a Constitutional Convention for a balanced budget when I was in the State assembly close to 40 years ago now.

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