I want to thank you again for your exemplary leadership as Acting Secretary during the shutdown this past winter.
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.
To my mind, a constitutional crisis is a matter that our constitutional institutions cannot resolve.
If we thought we had a strong case we would be in court in a New York minute.
On the protective assertion of executive privilege, my understanding is this is simply the executive branch saying, 'Wait a second. You guys have just asked for 1.4 million pages of material.'
We have rushed instead in this body--as my colleague from Colorado, Mr. Buck, so eloquently stated, we have rushed to invoke the court's jurisdiction by hurriedly issuing a poorly drafted and overbroad subpoena.
You know for a fact that in a heartbeat there would be a criminal referral against the Administration.
Could you give us a quick assessment of the risk of catastrophic wildfire on Interior lands, and what needs to be done to give you the tools to address that threat?
I couldn't agree with you more. I think that one of the very damaging parts of PROMESA was that it diffused the responsibility over the fiscal affairs of Puerto Rico...





