It seems to me that we are slowly inching back toward those bad old days that the Magna Carta redressed.
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.
Do you believe the 2005 critical habitat designation was scientifically justified?
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.
If this action by the Fish and Wildlife Service continues, we will not have the water to grow.
I agree that as Americans we must manage our native species so they thrive for future generations; however, I do not believe that managing America's natural resources and promoting America's continued economic prosperity are mutually…
When a judge uses words like 'arbitrary and capricious,' accuses the national Fish and Wildlife Service scientists of lying for political goals, we take that very, very seriously.
Consider this a request from the Subcommittee that you provide this Subcommittee with that information as well, and that you do so expeditiously.
His language left no question what he thought of the abuse of power within the Fish and Wildlife Service.





