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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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Apr 15, 2024

The fact is, we never allowed it to close millions of businesses, lock people in their homes indefinitely, censor dissenters, forbid peaceable assemblies, shut down churches, and yet in the jurisdictions that the left controlled this is…

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Apr 15, 2024

If we had followed Sweden's policies and had Sweden's results, 340,000 more Americans would be alive today.

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Apr 15, 2024

It is time we acknowledge the damage that they did and take steps to assure that they can never do it again.

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Apr 10, 2024

When the government pressures any news outlet, or for that matter any private party, to suppress or shape its coverage, that crosses a very bright and dangerous line.

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Apr 10, 2024

It's precisely those embarrassing facts that are most important for the public to know.

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Apr 10, 2024

The beating heart of a democracy is freedom of speech. That's the right of every citizen to express their opinions freely.

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Apr 10, 2024

A free press is absolutely fundamental to that process. Without it, the people cannot make informed decisions or hold their government accountable for its actions.

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Apr 10, 2024

Human nature being what it is, we all know that the most closely guarded secrets of the government are not those that are marked top secret; it's those that are marked embarrassing.

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Mar 11, 2024

I think it would be toxic to the rule of law on its face if it was just two ordinary citizens, but the fact that the only person being prosecuted for this offense happens to be the President's political opponent makes this an unprecedented…

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Mar 11, 2024

Again, here's the problem: Donald Trump's being prosecuted for exactly the same act that you've documented that Joe Biden committed.

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Mar 11, 2024

Well, thank you. Mr. Hur, I first want to get this straight. Is it now OK if I take home top-secret documents, store them in my garage, and read portions of them to friends or associates?

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Mar 11, 2024

You've destroyed this foundation, and the rule of law becomes a sick mockery.

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Mar 11, 2024

The foundation of our justice system is equal justice under law. That's what gives the law its respect and its legitimacy.

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Mar 6, 2024

The wall is absolutely essential. That the Remain in the Mexico policy was working very well, and it all came to a halt on Inauguration Day.

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Mar 6, 2024

The law says you 'shall be detained.' Not maybe; shall. He was released.

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Mar 6, 2024

President Trump's policies saved lives. The bottom line: The data shows it.

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Mar 6, 2024

In 2007, when he was running for President, then Senator Joe Biden appeared in Winterset, Iowa, and he talked about the importance of the wall.

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Mar 6, 2024

Look, Congress writes the laws. We can't enforce them.

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Mar 6, 2024

This is not the way forward. We need to increase that budget.

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Mar 6, 2024

If this administration wanted to secure the border, they've had three years to take action.

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Mar 6, 2024

The President has the authority to stop this. Trump did; Biden did not.

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Mar 6, 2024

We have discussed the importance of resuming the Remain in Mexico policy.

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Mar 6, 2024

You cannot have immigration cases heard rapidly if you don't have the immigration judges to do it.

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Mar 6, 2024

The latest victim of that, her name is Laken Riley, a young woman who was murdered by an illegal alien in Georgia.

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Mar 6, 2024

Of course we need legislation. We need legislation that works. H.R. 2 would work.

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