That invites the question of whether this new critical habitat designation is political, if it is not scientifically justified.
Thomas McClintock
The Public Record
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.
I represent the headwaters of the Sacramento Delta. And I can assure you without additional storage, additional conveyance is a nonstarter.
We have been doing it for a long time. We are getting pretty good at it as a species.
I applaud them for their efforts, and I thank them for their leadership on this issue.
This policy has laid waste to a quarter-million acres of the most fertile farmland in America.
I'm convinced, that instead of spending another half trillion dollars of taxpayer money on a questionable stimulus plan, Congress needs to help private industry create more jobs by reducing the burden of over-regulation.
If we were selling off this excess land, it seems to me two things would happen.
Well, what we have found in the northeastern corner of California is the Federal Government is a lousy landlord and an even worse neighbor.
Maybe instead of more bureaucrats, what we need is a little less bureaucracy.





