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.
If that is the case, what I said to their economist, you had better study the effect on lost construction, lost jobs, lost economic activity, if we cannot replace the water that you are going to take.
I represent the headwaters of the Sacramento Delta. And I can assure you without additional storage, additional conveyance is a nonstarter.
Consider this a request from the Subcommittee that you provide this Subcommittee with that information as well, and that you do so expeditiously.
Do you believe the 2005 critical habitat designation was scientifically justified?
I applaud them for their efforts, and I thank them for their leadership on this issue.
We have been doing it for a long time. We are getting pretty good at it as a species.
That invites the question of whether this new critical habitat designation is political, if it is not scientifically justified.





