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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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Jul 12, 2021

So, these are not, by and large, world-renowned biophysicists coming to the United States.

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Jul 12, 2021

The crisis on our southern border that's been produced by President Biden's executive orders is continuing unabated and unaddressed.

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Jul 12, 2021

Having this uncontrolled immigration--and I've got to tell you, when we see what's happening in Haiti, in Cuba right now, where those people want freedom, and people are scared to death that we're going to see another mass migration...

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Jul 11, 2021

Thank you so much for being here today, and I would like to know who the 21 people are that voted against you.

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Jun 29, 2021

The only oath that any public official takes is not to support and defend the country, not to support and defend the government, it is to support and defend the Constitution.

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Jun 29, 2021

This is not a matter of special protections for journalists or public officials. This is a matter of the Fourth Amendment right of every American citizen.

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Jun 29, 2021

How have we allowed ourselves to get so far from these fundamental Fourth Amendment principles that underpin our liberty?

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Jun 29, 2021

In his opinion the American Revolution started many, many years before 1776 with the King's abuse of general warrants.

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Jun 28, 2021

Democracy depends on the losing side accepting the legitimacy of the election.

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Jun 23, 2021

That sounds like a catastrophic management failure.

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Jun 23, 2021

There is a bang for the buck problem there that is pretty frightening.

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Jun 23, 2021

When an Iranian gun boat--when our forces surrender when a shot is fired across your bow by an Iranian gun boat, I hardly think that statement is accurate.

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