I just don't get the warm fuzzies when I hear that the Federal Government is here to help me.
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.
Yet captive breeding isn't allowed to be included in many of these decisions involving endangered species, despite the fact it is often infinitely cheaper and more effective than other measures that can end up being ordered.
For you, we have heard many examples in this committee of politically driven junk science that is masquerading under the phrase 'best available science,' and I mean stunning gaps in data that--anything that is contrary to predetermined…
If the climate continues to warm, as it has been on and off since the last Ice Age, snow packs will not be holding water as long.
What can you recommend to us as changes that need to be made at the Federal level to bring about this new era of water storage?
Just in that single watershed, 30 potential sites. So suitable geological sites are not in short supply.
Western irrigated agriculture is a strategic national resource, and the role of the Federal Government in the 21st century should be to protect and enhance that resource.





