Sep 8, 2009
If the Pueblo has surplus water, what does the Pueblo do with that? It is up to your discretion, right?
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.
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Sep 8, 2009
You are taking money in for it, but the taxpayer, who has financed the project, isn't getting it.
Sep 8, 2009
Why is it that Poughkeepsie is being called upon to pay for Pojoaque's water project?
Sep 8, 2009
But the decisions are going to be made in part by sovereign entities, over which the voters don't have any control.
Sep 8, 2009
Right. But given the fact that we are advancing funds, and we are assigning rights before the settlement is in place, and knowing that there is significant opposition, makes me a little hesitant.
Sep 8, 2009
Well, the Federal trust responsibility is to assign water rights to the reservation; it is not to pay for the project for the reservation.
Sep 8, 2009
why should United States citizens outside of the Pojoaque Basin pay for 'a local water settlement' such as the proposed Aamodt settlement?
Jul 20, 2009
We are no longer looking at cost-benefit analysis of which projects make economic sense and which do not.
Jul 20, 2009
the principal purpose of government is not to produce abundant water and power but rather to ration and manage shortages
Jul 20, 2009
Does that include the $116 million in economic development projects for Sunrise Ski Park, among other things?
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