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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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May 7, 2024

That is a supreme insult to the millions of legal immigrants who enter our country every year by obeying our laws.

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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

As Ronald Reagan once observed, the Constitution is not the government's document telling the people what we can and cannot do.

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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

The foolish people responsible for this carnage have yet to be held accountable.

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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

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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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

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

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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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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