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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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Apr 25, 2023

Those follow-up phone calls for those 85,000 children now are simply going unanswered. We don't know where they are.

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Apr 25, 2023

The moment children are returned home, their business will dry up.

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Apr 25, 2023

The left has been chipping away at our rights for years.

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Apr 25, 2023

Thank you for exposing what this administration has done to this country, putting the American people last each and every time.

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Apr 25, 2023

Compromising on our fundamental rights is not going to keep our children safe, either.

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Apr 25, 2023

When we're told these placements are carefully vetted, are we being gaslighted?

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Apr 25, 2023

Biden had exactly the same tools available to him as Trump, so it should be obvious that this is a deliberate policy.

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Apr 25, 2023

This is inhumane. This is irresponsible, and it only benefits cartels.

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Apr 25, 2023

We created child slavery here in this country.

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Apr 17, 2023

I truly believe this rule, if allowed to stand, will not only adversely affect me and my neighbors, it also will hinder, rather than help, sustaining the recovery of the lesser prairie chicken.

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Apr 10, 2023

We cannot do that anymore because when something is scarce, it becomes expensive.

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Apr 10, 2023

If we took these gentlemen here to my right, and maybe asked if they could live off the smelt...

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Apr 10, 2023

My H.R. 186 would do exactly that. It passed the House when we last held the Majority.

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Apr 10, 2023

This year we have experienced atmospheric rivers that have caused massive damage from flooding.

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Apr 10, 2023

So, we have done it to ourselves. We are not suffering because of acts of God. We are suffering because of acts of government.

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Apr 10, 2023

If Temperance Flat had been built, would you have the same concerns?

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Apr 10, 2023

Mr. Chairman, by the way, my H.R. 186 would do exactly that. It passed the House when we last held the Majority.

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Mar 28, 2023

Inflation is a tax on American people and their livelihoods and their standard of living, and right now, inflation is clawing away at their living standards.

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Mar 28, 2023

So to borrow a Clinton maximum, it is the spending stupid.

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Mar 28, 2023

On Inauguration Day, the average price of gasoline was $2.39 a gallon. We were energy independent for the first time in decades.

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Mar 28, 2023

The day that Biden took office, the Southern Border was under control, the Remain in Mexico policy had slowed phoney asylum claims to a trickle.

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Mar 27, 2023

the idea was presented to our Congressman, the Honorable Congressman McClintock.

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Mar 27, 2023

I continue to support the goal of increasing access to our public lands and am happy to see this Committee prioritizing outdoor recreation.

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Mar 27, 2023

Why has it taken 45 years, and still we haven't managed to raise it by that simple amount?

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