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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.

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Mar 27, 2023

That $2 million project that was a heavy lift for a little community--within reach--that became an $11 million boondoggle.

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Mar 27, 2023

Preserving our Federal lands for future generations does not mean that we should close them to the current generation.

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Mar 27, 2023

By adding that extra 200 feet of elevation, it would mean an additional 9 million acre-feet of water storage, nearly tripling the capacity of the dam.

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Mar 22, 2023

If the Democrats are actually defending such a practice, then they have completely removed themselves from the fundamental principles of a free society.

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Mar 22, 2023

Parents have that right and responsibility to determine how their children are raised and what ideas they are exposed to.

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Mar 22, 2023

Bill Clinton reached across the aisle in 1994 and declared that 'the era of big government is over.'

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Mar 22, 2023

How terrifying to come to your local school board meeting, strongly express your opinions... only to get a call from the FBI.

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Mar 22, 2023

A deficit is simply a future tax in the form either of debt or inflation.

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Mar 22, 2023

my concern with this budget and the ideology that has produced it is that it takes us far from the fundamental principles that have produced the prosperity and freedom that Americans once enjoyed.

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Mar 22, 2023

when you take the dollar they would spend for their needs and instead spend it yourself, for whatever lofty purpose, you have not only reduced their standard of living, but you have also harmed the economy.

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Mar 22, 2023

In a free market, the only way to make a dollar is to figure out what somebody else needs and provide it for them better than they can provide it for themselves.

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Mar 22, 2023

Are these the priorities of the current administration to fund the kinds of offices that hire individuals that use this kind of divisive, racist language?

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