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https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/vote-note-hr-2055-consolidated-appropriations-act-of-2012-no	Vote Note HR 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012: NO	2011-12-16	2011	2011-12	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	Viewed in isolation, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012 reduces total discretionary spending authority (those expenditures that don’t require statutory changes, including war and emergency spending) from $1.209 trillion in FY 2011 to $1.181 trillion in FY 2012), or $28 billion (2.3 percent). Viewed over the past five years, however, this still constitutes an increase of $144 billion, in discretionary spending (13.5 percent). This may constitute an improvement over the past year, but begs the question, “Does it put the nation back on the path to fiscal solvency?” The overarching issue is what impact does this bill have in conjunction with total spending levels. Are we reducing spending enough to avert the fiscal collapse of the United States Government? The Ryan budget was only supportable because it included significant reform of mandatory spending that, together with a discretionary spending cap of $1.019 trillion, put us on a trajectory that balanced the federal budget by the mid-2030’s and paid off the national debt by the mid-2050’s. H.R. 3671 would take our annual discretionary spending (in conjunction with all other bills) to $1.181 trillion without any reform of mandatory spending. All told, this bill cements total authorized federal spending for FY 2012 at $3.693 trillion with revenue of only $2.635 trillion, assuring another one trillion dollar-plus budget deficit. That means roughly $13,000 of additional debt on every family of four (per capita x 4), which they will be required to repay through their future taxes. Last year (FY 2011), total authorized spending amounted to $3.650 trillion meaning that total federal spending has increased by $43 billion, or about $550 per family (per capita x 4) in the past year. Proportionally, this is the same as a family earning $26,350 that plans to spend $36,930 next year, putting another $10,580 on a credit card that already carries a balance of more than $150,000. Rather than cutting its overall spending, it has increased it by $43, while cutting only…	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:13:05Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/vote-note-hr-3630-payroll-tax-cut-extension	Vote Note HR 3630 - Payroll Tax Cut Extension	2011-12-13	2011	2011-12	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	HR 3630 – Payroll Tax Cut Extension: NO. Although the temporary payroll tax cut doesn’t produce lasting economic growth, I support its continuation because it allows working families to keep more of their earnings at a time of declining incomes, shriveling assets and rising prices. But since the payroll tax funds Social Security, which is already in permanent deficit, these funds must be made up by other means. The healthy way to do so is HR 3551, which I cosponsored, to give every American the choice to receive the year of tax relief in exchange for delaying retirement by a month. HR 3630, however, adds $167 billion to this year’s already crushing deficit, purporting to repay it over the next ten years (in part) by tacking on additional fees to mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This shifts the burden to new homebuyers, who will end up paying far more in new taxes (hidden in their mortgages) than they will get from the tax cut. The average family will save $1,000 in payroll taxes, but pay an extra $2,000 for every $100,000 of mortgage principal they incur in the next ten years.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:13:05Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-mcclintock-introduces-hr-3544	Congressman McClintock Introduces H.R. 3544	2011-12-01	2011	2011-12	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	Congressman McClintock has introduced H.R. 3544. The legislation offers litigatory reforms for local communities. The Congressman discussed the legislation in a House floor speech on December 1, 2011: The Plunder of Colfax In the Sierra Foothills in northeastern California lies the little town of Colfax, population 1,800, with a median household income of about $35,000. Over the past several years, this little town has been utterly plundered by regulatory and litigatory excesses that have pushed the town to the edge of bankruptcy and ravaged families already struggling to make ends meet. Colfax operates a small wastewater treatment plant for its residents that discharges into the Smuthers Ravine. Because it does so, it operates within the provisions of the Clean Water Act, a measure adopted in 1972 and rooted in legitimate concerns to protect our vital water resources. The problem is that predatory environmental law firms have discovered how to take unconscionable advantage of that law to reap windfall profits at the expense of working-class families like the townspeople of Colfax. In the case of Colfax, an environmental law firm demanded every document pertaining to the water treatment plant from the date of its inception. It then poured over those documents looking for any possible violation – including mere paperwork errors. By law, those documents include self-monitoring reports by the water agency itself, and any violation, no matter how minor, establishes a cause of action for which the law provides for no affirmative defense – even if the violation is due to factors completely outside of the local community's control, including acts of God or acts by unrelated and uncontrollable third parties. Prove one such violation – and remember, the law allows for no affirmative defense – and you have just guaranteed the attorneys all of their fees, which in this case were billed at $550 per hour. As a result of this predatory activity, the town of Colfax is facing legal fees alone that exceed the town's entir…	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:13:05Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/balanced-budget-amendment-introduced	Balanced Budget Amendment Introduced	2011-11-04	2011	2011-11	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-04) and 11 cosponsors today introduced House Joint Resolution 84, a balanced budget constitutional amendment. The amendment consists of 27 words and prohibits the government from increasing U.S. debt except for a specific purpose and with the approval of three-fourths of Congress. Congressman McClintock discussed the legislation in a House Floor speech. The remarks are attached below. Back to Basics with the Balanced Budget Amendment House Chamber, Washington, D.C. November 2, 2011 Mr. Speaker: The International Monetary Fund estimated that as of Halloween night, the debt of this nation surpassed its entire economy for the first time since World War II. We all know that if you live beyond your means today you must live below your means tomorrow. That’s the tomorrow that our generation has created for the children who were dressed up as princesses and cowboys when they came calling on Monday. That is our generation’s eternal shame, and something that our generation must set right. The House is expected soon to vote on a balanced budget amendment that is critical to stop this plunder of our children. There are a number of excellent proposals out there and I would have no trouble supporting any of them. I do rise, however, to express the hope that the final product of these deliberations proves worthy of the wisdom that guided the drafting of the Constitution. The beauty of the American Constitution is in its simplicity and its humility. The American Founders recognized Cicero’s wisdom that “the best laws are the simplest ones.” And they realized that they couldn’t possibly foresee the circumstances and conditions that may confront future generations and therefore they resisted the temptation to micro-manage every decision that might be made centuries in the future. Instead, they set forth general principles of governance and erected a structure in which human nature itself would naturally guide future decisions to comport with those principles. In crafting a balanced budget a…	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:58Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/herlong-post-office-to-remain-open	Herlong Post Office to Remain Open	2011-10-25	2011	2011-10	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	The United States Postal Service (USPS) has confirmed to Congressman McClintock’s office that the Herlong post office is no longer on the list of postal facilities slated for closure. “I have vigorously opposed attempts to close rural post offices while the USPS maintains its monopoly on first-class mail delivery,” remarked Congress McClintock. “If the USPS wants to close rural post offices or reduce services and leave residents with no alternatives, I believe – and will insist – that it should surrender its monopoly status so that energetic entrepreneurs can fill the breach and offer these communities more efficient and more economical service than the current bureaucratized arrangement.” In communication with the Postmaster General in support of keeping the Herlong post office open, Congressman McClintock stated that the closure of post offices in small towns not well-served by other facilities would run contrary to the mission of the USPS to provide prompt, reliable and efficient service to patrons in all areas without discriminating against rural communities. Specifically, Congress has stipulated that “no small post office shall be closed solely for operating at a deficit, it being the specific intent of Congress that effective postal services be ensured to residents of both urban and rural communities.”	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:51Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/roseville-town-hall-meeting	Roseville Town Hall Meeting	2011-10-12	2011	2011-10	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	Congressman McClintock will hold a town hall meeting on Thursday, October 20th at 6:00 PM in Roseville. The meeting will be held at Oakmont High School, in the auditorium. The high school is located at 1710 Cirby Way, Roseville. # # #	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:51Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/taxpayer-protection-legislation-to-repeal-risky-stimulus-loans-approved-by	Taxpayer Protection Legislation to Repeal Risky Stimulus Loans Approved by House Committee	2011-10-05	2011	2011-10	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	The House Natural Resources Committee today passed Congressman Tom McClintock’s legislation, H.R. 2915, the American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011. The legislation repeals the 2009 Stimulus Act’s new $3.25 billion Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) loan authority, including the taxpayer bailout provision for failed renewable energy transmission projects. “Recent events make it clear that billions of dollars of taxpayer funds have been placed in jeopardy to support companies that obviously lack the merit to attract private investments,” said Congressman McClintock. “These dubious interests rely instead on political connections with government officials to access taxpayer funds. As they collapse, the taxpayers end up holding the bag. It is time to require every sector of the energy industry to raise its own capital through its own merit rather than to perpetuate the crony capitalism that is now running rampant through this government.” The legislation would specifically repeal Section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984, which was amended by the Stimulus Act to suddenly create the new borrowing authority. It would not apply to any projects already approved before September 15, 2011. The legislation next will be voted on by the full House of Representatives.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:51Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-mcclintock-announces-town-hall-meetings-in-chester-susanville	Congressman McClintock Announces Town Hall Meetings in Chester, Susanville and Alturas	2011-08-25	2011	2011-08	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	On Saturday, September 10, Congressman McClintock will hold town hall meetings in Chester, Susanville and Alturas: Chester, 10:00 AM, Almanor Recreation Center, 450 Meadowbrook Loop, Chester. Susanville, 1:00 PM, Commercial Building, Lassen County Fair Grounds.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:39Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cruise-control-act-of-2011	Cruise Control Act of 2011	2011-08-19	2011	2011-08	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	August 19, 2011 Federal spending has ballooned 28 percent during the Obama Presidency while the government has amassed more debt than it acquired from the first day of George Washington’s administration to the last day of George H. W. Bush’s. Our nation is racing toward a fiscal cliff. Yet, as Sen. Jim DeMint noted, instead of hitting the brakes, Congress and the President just set the cruise control. “The Budget Control Act of 2011” offers an object lesson in exactly the sort of empty compromise that has gotten our nation into its present mess. Faced with the devastating consequences of unprecedented and unsustainable federal spending, both parties agreed on only one thing: to lock in that spending for at least the next two years. Bypassing the normal legislative process, the deal was written behind closed doors and dumped it into the laps of both houses under the threat that failing to pay the government’s bills would jeopardize the nation’s triple-A credit. Unfortunately, the deal didn’t just pay our current bills – it gave the most spendthrift administration in history an open credit line to continue its spending spree beyond 2012. Ironically, it ended up costing the United States its triple-A credit rating by failing to rein in spending significantly. Indeed, Standard and Poor’s had explicitly warned for the last two months that $4 trillion had to be cut from the projected ten-year deficit to preserve the nation’s credit. Even if the plan works perfectly, it doesn’t come close. Yet the same politicians who ignored these warnings were shocked-just-shocked when Standard and Poor’s lowered the boom four days later. Instead, they blamed the “Tea Party” that has been sounding the same alarm for more than two years. Apologists for the debt deal claim that they “cut a dollar of spending for every dollar of debt increase.” Actually, Congress voted to “cut” annual federal spending from $3.7 trillion this year to $5.4 trillion by 2021, and to “cut” the national debt from $14.3 trillion down to $22.7 trillion. …	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:39Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-tom-mcclintock-announces-town-hall-meetings-in-rocklin-and	Congressman Tom McClintock Announces Town Hall Meetings in Rocklin and Auburn	2011-08-17	2011	2011-08	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	August 17, 2011 Congressman Tom McClintock will conduct a town hall meeting in Rocklin, Tuesday, August 30, 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the Sunset Center, 2650 Sunset Boulevard, Rocklin. The Congressman will conduct a town hall meeting in Auburn, Thursday, September 1, at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the Ridge Events Center, 2020 Golf Course Road, Auburn. Issues:Local Issues	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:39Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/statement-of-opposition-to-s-365-budget-control-act-of-2011	Statement of Opposition to S. 365 - "Budget Control Act of 2011"	2011-08-01	2011	2011-08	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	August 1, 2011. The “Budget Control Act of 2011” increases the debt limit by between $2.1 and $2.4 trillion, the biggest explosion of debt in American history. It allows the government to avoid spending reductions for the next two years while squandering our last best hope of averting a sovereign debt crisis. I am opposed to this measure for the following reasons: 1. The purported cuts, even if realized, are far below the $4 trillion deficit reduction that credit rating agencies have warned is necessary to preserve the Triple-A credit rating of the United States Government. 2. It blows the lid off the House budget passed in April by more than a half-trillion dollars over ten years. 3. It makes no significant spending reductions for at least the next two years, essentially freezing spending at an unsustainable level. While the debt increase occurs this year, significant spending cuts aren’t to be made for many years and can be ignored or reversed by future acts of Congress. 4. The spending caps are easily circumvented by declaring appropriations to be an emergency, a response to a “major disaster,” or necessary for the “Global War on Terror.” 5. The balanced budget amendment provisions are illusory because the amendment is completely undefined. THE ACT FLIRTS WITH A CREDIT DOWNGRADE Let’s not forget the gorilla in the room. America faces an unprecedented fiscal crisis because of an unprecedented spending binge by this administration and the last. Credit rating agencies have openly warned that the nation’s Triple-A credit rating cannot be sustained without a credible plan to reduce the projected 10-year budget deficit by roughly $4 trillion. This bill averts the threat of downgrade for failure to pay our current bills, but it also gives the most spendthrift administration in American history a credit line to continue spending at unsustainable levels through the next election. And it falls far short of the measures demanded by the rating agencies as necessary to maintain the Triple-A credit of the United St…	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:39Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/vote-note-s-365-budget-control-act-of-2011-no	Vote Note: S. 365 - "Budget Control Act of 2011:" NO	2011-08-01	2011	2011-08	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	August 1, 2011. This act increases the debt limit by between $2.1 and $2.4 trillion, the biggest explosion of debt in American history. It allows the government to avoid spending reductions for the next two years while squandering our last best hope of averting a sovereign debt crisis. I am opposed to this measure for the following reasons: 1. The purported cuts, even if realized, are far below the $4 trillion deficit reduction that credit rating agencies have warned is necessary to preserve the Triple-A credit rating of the United States Government. 2. It blows the lid off the House budget passed in April by more than a half-trillion dollars over ten years. 3. It makes no significant spending reductions for at least the next two years, essentially freezing spending at an unsustainable level. While the debt increase occurs this year, deficit reductions are to be spread over many years and could be reversed by future acts of Congress. 4. The spending caps are easily circumvented by declaring appropriations to be an emergency, a response to a “major disaster,” or necessary for the “Global War on Terror.” 5. The balanced budget amendment provisions are illusory because the amendment is completely undefined. Click for Extended Vote Note. The House of Representatives voted on S. 365 – “Budget Control Act of 2011" on August 1, 2011. Congressman Tom Mcclintock voted NO.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:39Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/vote-note-s-627-budget-control-act-of-2011-no	Vote Note: S. 627 - "Budget Control Act of 2011:" NO	2011-07-30	2011	2011-07	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	July 29, 2011. This measure immediately increases the debt limit by $900 billion with conditional provision for an additional $1.6 trillion, yet is unlikely to achieve savings sufficient to prevent a downgrade of the nation's credit rating. It increases spending authority by a half trillion dollars above the House Budget Act and postpones any significant reductions in anticipated spending for years into the future. The immediate impact for FY 2012 is to reduce spending $22 billion, or 2/3 of one percent after a 28 percent increase over the last three years. Even this modest reduction is unlikely due to provisions that exempt mandatory spending, emergency spending (determined by majority vote of the Congress) and spending on the "Global War on Terror." The provision requiring a balanced budget amendment be sent to the states is undefined and unenforceable. The House has already passed legislation that would place the nation's finances back on the path to solvency and if the Senate is unwilling to concur, it should return the bill to the House with amendments so that conference process can work while there is still time. Click for Extended Vote Note. S. 627, "Budget Control Act of 2011," was voted on by the House of Representative on July 29, 2011. Congressman McClintock voted NO.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:35Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/editorial-reply-sacramento-bee-hr-1837	Editorial Reply Sacramento Bee - H.R. 1837	2011-06-24	2011	2011-06	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	The Bee’s latest editorial on water accuses me of “promoting” a “water grab.” The Bee was well aware that as Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Water and Power, I intervened to stop the bill in question (H.R. 1837) and announced it would not proceed until and unless it is amended to fully protect Northern California water rights. Yet the editorial made the accusation anyway while questioning my motives and integrity. Last year, to meet radical environmental demands, 200 billion gallons of water contracted to the Central Valley were instead dumped into the Pacific Ocean. That act destroyed 250,000 acres of farmland and cost tens of thousands of jobs. Our sub-committee is grappling with a solution to prevent such lunacy in the future while fully protecting Northern California water rights and critical habitat. We’re not there yet. I welcome the Bee’s constructive counsel, but all it has offered to date is distortions and invective.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:30Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/south-nevada-county-town-hall-meeting	South Nevada County Town Hall Meeting	2011-06-23	2011	2011-06	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	Congressman McClintock will conduct a town hall meeting in Grass Valley on Thursday, June 30th at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held at Higgins Lions Community Center, 22490 East Hacienda Drive, Grass Valley.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:30Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-tom-mcclintock-announces-georgetown-town-hall-meeting	Congressman Tom McClintock Announces Georgetown Town Hall Meeting	2011-06-02	2011	2011-06	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	Congressman Tom McClintock will conduct a town hall meeting in Georgetown, Thursday, June 9, at 6 PM. The meeting will be held in the International Order of Odd Fellows Hall, 6240 Main Street, Georgetown.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:30Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-tom-mcclintock-announces-congressional-art-competition-winners	Congressman Tom McClintock Announces Congressional Art Competition Winners	2011-05-24	2011	2011-05	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	May 24, 2011 Six outstanding art students garnered top awards in the Congressional Art Competition -- An Artistic Discovery -- a high school arts contest sponsored by Members of Congress. The competition was open to all high school students within California's Fourth Congressional District. The winners are: 1st Place Winner: Alana Mosca South Tahoe High School Title of Entry: "Barefoot Beauty" Alana's winning piece is a photograph of footprints in the sand with waves slowly crashing on shore. Alana's artwork will be sent to Washington D.C. where it will be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel -- the major walkway connecting the Cannon House Office Building with the U.S. Capitol. 2nd Place Winner: Gisela Renteria South Tahoe High School Title of Entry: "Folklorica" 3rd Place Winner: Christopher James Garrett South Tahoe High School Title of Entry: "Falls" Honorable Mention is awarded to: Petr Colwell, Nick Knowles and Casey Willitts of South Tahoe High School. Judging took place at PlacerArts in Auburn under the direction of Angela Tahti. The judges for the 2011 Competition were: Claudia Draper, El Dorado County Arts Council; Elgin Cannon, Lassen County Arts Council; B.J. Jordan, Sierra County Arts Council, and Judy Nielsen, Nevada County Arts Council. Issues:Local Issues	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:26Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/placerville-town-hall	Placerville Town Hall	2011-05-13	2011	2011-05	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	Congressman Tom McClintock will conduct a town hall meeting in Placerville on Tuesday, May 17, at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held at El Dorado High School, in the gym, 561 Canal Street, Placerville.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:26Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/lincoln-town-hall	Lincoln Town Hall	2011-04-27	2011	2011-04	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	Lincoln town hall; Congressman Tom McClintock will hold a town-hall meeting Thursday, April 28, 6:00 p.m. McBean Pavilion, 65 McBean Park Drive, Lincoln.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:23Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/letter-to-president-obama-regarding-libya	Letter to President Obama Regarding Libya	2011-03-23	2011	2011-03	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	Congressman Tom McClintock today sent the attached letter to President Obama regarding Libya: The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: I have read your letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate dated March 21, 2011 concerning your order that United States Armed Forces attack the nation of Libya. You cite the authority of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 and your "constitutional authority to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive." The Constitution clearly and unmistakably vests Congress with the sole prerogative "to declare war." Your letter fails to explain how a resolution of the United Nations Security Council is necessary to commit this nation to war but that an act of Congress is not. The United Nations Participation Act expressly withholds authorization for the President to commit United States Armed Forces to combat in pursuit of United Nations directives without specific Congressional approval. The War Powers Resolution states that the President's power to engage United States Armed Forces in hostilities "shall not be inferred . . .from any treaty heretofore or hereafter ratified unless such treaty is implemented by legislation specifically authorizing the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities..." The War Powers Resolution unambiguously defines three circumstances under which the President as Commander in Chief may order United States Armed Forces into hostile action: "(1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces." Your letter cites none of these conditions. Nor can the power to order an act of war be inferred from the President's authority as "Commander in Chief and Chief Executive." The Constitution's Framers were explicit on this point. In Federalist …	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:20Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/town-hall-meeting-in-colfax	Town-Hall Meeting in Colfax	2011-03-18	2011	2011-03	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	Congressman Tom McClintock will conduct a town-hall meeting with constituents in Colfax on Tuesday, March 22, at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held at Colfax High School, in the theater, 24995 Ben Taylor Road, Colfax.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:20Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/the-veterans-history-project-of-the-library-of-congress-to-hold-roseville	The Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress to Hold Roseville Training Session in Cooperation with Congressman Tom McClintock's Office	2011-02-23	2011	2011-02	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	February 23, 2011 Volunteers interested in learning how to collect and preserve the personal accounts of American wartime veterans for the Library of Congress are invited to a program overview and training session. The program is a collaboration of the Library of Congress and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1487 in cooperation with Congressman Tom McClintock’s office. Materials will be provided. The event will be held at the Roseville Veterans Memorial Hall, 110 Park Drive, Roseville, on Saturday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m. Congressman McClintock will welcome the group and make brief remarks at the beginning of the session. # # # The Veterans History Project (VHP) collects and preserves the remembrances of American war veterans and civilian workers who supported them. These collections of first-hand accounts are archived in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress for use by researchers and to serve as an inspiration for generations to come. The Project collects remembrances of veterans who served in World War I, World War II, the Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War (1990-1995), or Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present). U.S. citizen civilians who actively supported war efforts (such as war industry workers, USO workers, flight instructors, medical volunteers, defense contractors, etc.) are also invited to share their valuable stories. VHP relies on volunteers throughout the nation to collect veterans’ stories on behalf of the Library of Congress. These stories are made available to researchers and the general public, both at the Library in Washington, D.C., and via the VHP website. Issues:Local Issues	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:15Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/town-hall-meeting-in-el-dorado-hills	Town Hall Meeting in El Dorado Hills	2011-02-22	2011	2011-02	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	Congressman McClintock will hold a town hall meeting in El Dorado Hills this Wednesday, February 23rd at 6:00 PM. The location will be Rolling Hills Middle School multi-purpose room. El Dorado Hills Town Hall Meeting Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 6:00PM Rolling Hills Middle School Multi-Purpose Room 7141 Silva Valley Parkway El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 # # #	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:15Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/hr-1-continuing-resolution-to-finance-the-government	HR 1 (Continuing Resolution to Finance the Government)	2011-02-19	2011	2011-02	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	The United States government is on the verge of bankruptcy. HR 1 makes $61 billion in actual spending reductions for the remaining fiscal year ending on September 30. Since 2008, federal spending has increased 24 percent; the cuts in HR 1 represent a 1 ½ percent reduction. HR 1 isn’t enough to make more than a dent in the deficit, but at least it reverses the upward trend in spending and points us back in the direction of solvency. It begins to restore this fundamental principle of federalism: programs that exclusively benefit local communities should be exclusively financed by those communities. We will need to do much more as the debt ceiling approaches and still more as we take up the 2012 budget, but with HR 1, our nation begins its long road back to fiscal solvency and prosperity. Congressman McClintock voted AYE on HR 1. The legislation was approved by the House on February 19 by a vote of 253 - 189.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:15Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/full-faith-and-credit-act-introduced-in-the-house	Full Faith and Credit Act Introduced in the House	2011-01-26	2011	2011-01	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	Legislation will ensure debt service payments in the event the debt ceiling is reached Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) yesterday introduced HR 421 -- the Full Faith and Credit Act -- directing the United States Treasury, in the event the debt ceiling is reached, to pay principal and interest due on debt held by the public before making any other payments. The legislation is being co-sponsored in the House by Republican Study Committee Chairman Congressman Jim Jordan, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx and Congressman Scott Garrett. This bill is a companion to an identical measure introduced yesterday by Senator Pat Toomey. Maintaining the good credit of the United States is essential to economic prosperity and national security. In the event of a shortfall in the federal budget, default on credit obligations should not be our first option, it should be the last. A default on debt would lead to catastrophic consequences, including loss of the nation’s triple-A credit rating, sky-high interest rates and rapid inflation, all of which would make a return to prosperity, job growth, and balanced budgets an impossibility. “The ‘full faith and credit’ of the United States should not hang in the balance on every adjustment to the national debt limit,” said Congressman McClintock. “States protect their credit by pledging first call on revenues to their debts and so should the federal government. After all, before you can ‘provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty,’ you have to be able to finance them.” “A pitiful scare tactic already being used by the Treasury Secretary in the debt ceiling debate is the threat of allowing the federal government to default on its obligations,” said Republican Study Committee Chairman Jordan. “This is government mismanagement at its worst. Secretary Geithner knows full well that he has the authority to prioritize federal spending so that default is not an option. This bill will take Secretary Geithner’s disastrous scenar…	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:09Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/statement-by-congressman-tom-mcclintock	Statement by Congressman Tom McClintock	2011-01-08	2011	2011-01	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	“I am stunned and shocked by the horrific crime committed in Tucson this morning, and my heart goes out to the victims of this brutal act and to their families. My prayers join those of every good American for the full recovery of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and we are all heartened by the optimism of her surgeons. She was struck down in the performance of a duty central to representative democracy – reaching out and listening to her constituents. The attack on her was an attack on everything that is good and decent in our society and indeed strikes at the heart of our form of self-government. “I look forward to celebrating her speedy and triumphant return to the House of Representatives.”	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:09Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/letter-to-usda-forest-chief-regarding-plumas-national-forest	Letter to USDA Forest Chief Regarding Plumas National Forest	2011-01-07	2011	2011-01	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	Letter from Congressman Tom McClintock to USDA Forest Chief Thomas Tidwell regarding the Plumas National Forest: Read Letter Here	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:09Z
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/mcclintock-sworn-in-to-112th-congress	McClintock Sworn In to 112th Congress	2011-01-05	2011	2011-01	Republican	House	CA	Tom McClintock	M001177	mcclintock.house.gov	mcclintock	https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases	scraper	Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom McClintock (R-Granite Bay) was sworn into the 112th Congress today by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). Description: 112th Congress, swearing-in ceremony, left to right, Congressman McClintock's Mother, Chris McClintock, Speaker John Boehner, Congressman McClintock's wife Lori, Congressman McClintock and son Justin and daughter Shannah. Click photo to enlarge. Congressman McClintock has been appointed to serve in the 112th Congress on the House Natural Resources Committee and the House Budget Committee and will serve as Chairman of the Water and Power Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee. # # #	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T21:12:09Z

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