April
E-News
Save
Our
Water
In
the
midst
of
the
worst
drought
on
record
the
Bureau
of
Reclamation
has
released
nearly
10
billion
gallons
of
water
for
environmental
"pulse
flows"
from
the
New
Melones
Dam.
Congressman
McClintock
discussed
the
issue
on
the
House
floor
this
month,
noting
that
the
amount
of
water
released
is
enough
to
meet
the
annual
residential
needs
of
a
population
of
300,000
people:
Save
Our
Water
House
Chambers,
Washington,
D.C.
April
22,
2015
California
is
now
in
its
fourth
year
of
the
worst
drought
on
record.
Hydrologists
estimate
it
is
the
worst
drought
in
1,200
years.
The
Sierra
Snowpack
today
is
just
six
percent
of
normal.
Many
of
our
reservoirs
are
nearly
empty.
One
of
our
largest,
the
New
Melones
Reservoir
on
the
Stanislaus
River,
is
at
just
22
percent
of
its
capacity
with
the
rainy
season
now
officially
over.
Water
rationing
is
now
in
effect
in
many
communities.
Many
Californians
face
$500
fines
if
they
take
too
long
in
the
shower
or
spill
a
gallon
of
water
on
their
sidewalks.
And
yet
in
the
last
several
weeks,
the
Bureau
of
Reclamation
has
released
about
10
BILLION
gallons
of
what
precious
little
water
remains
behind
the
New
Melones
Dam
in
order
to
nudge
a
handful
of
steelhead
trout
toward
the
ocean.
Thats
enough
water
to
meet
the
annual
residential
needs
of
a
human
population
of
300,000.
How
many
fish
are
affected?
Biologists
estimate
that
it
will
affect
the
offspring
of
about
29
steelhead
trout
in
the
Stanislaus
River
a
few
hundred
smolts
almost
all
of
which
will
be
eaten
by
predators
long
before
they
reach
the
ocean.
And
that
assumes
they
wont
swim
toward
the
ocean
on
their
own
as
they
have
been
doing
without
our
helpful
assistance
since
time
immemorial.
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"Save
Our
Water"
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to
read
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floor
statement
or
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above
to
watch.
Support
for
Trade
Promotion
Authority
(TPA)
International
trade
agreements
are
the
means
by
which
nations
establish
the
terms
of
their
trade.
This
often
requires
intricate
negotiations
with
trading
partners,
and
our
trading
partners
must
be
confident
that
the
United
States
is
bargaining
in
good
faith
and
that
what
is
decided
at
the
bargaining
table
will
not
be
revoked
or
redefined
at
a
congressional
table.
The
Congressman
this
month
discussed
Trade
Promotion
Authority
on
the
House
floor,
noting
how
it
simply
continues
a
time-proven
process
through
which
Congress
exercises
its
authority
to
regulate
commerce
at
the
beginning
of
negotiations:
Trade
Promotion
Authority
House
Chambers,
Washington,
D.C.
April
30,
2015
Its
said
that
when
the
plan
for
the
ancient
city
of
Alexandria
was
presented
to
the
great
Alexander,
his
master
builder
pointed
with
pride
to
an
ingenious
way
to
honor
the
citys
namesake.
All
of
the
citys
water
supply
would
be
channeled
to
a
great
central
fountain
featuring
a
giant
statue
of
Alexander,
and
then
flow
from
it
to
the
surrounding
city.
When
Alexander
seemed
unimpressed,
his
architect
explained
the
symbolism:
Water
the
lifes
blood
of
the
city
would
flow
from
Alexander
to
Alexandria.
Alexander
replied,
Water
is
NOT
the
lifes
blood
of
a
city.
COMMERCE
is
the
lifes
blood
of
a
city.
The
statue
of
Alexander
was
placed
instead
at
the
entrance
to
the
great
Port
of
Alexandria.
As
it
is
with
city
states
it
is
with
nation
states.
Every
nation
that
engages
in
trade
prospers
from
it.
Every
nation
that
fails
to
trade,
fails
to
prosper.
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Support
for
Trade
Promotion
Authority
(TPA) |
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to
read
full
House
statement
or
click
above
to
watch.
Budget
Conference
Report
The
House
approved
the
Budget
Conference
Report
on
April
30th.
Congressman
McClintock
delivered
remarks
in
support
of
the
measure
on
the
House
floor:
Budget
Conference
Report
House
Chambers,
Washington,
D.C.
April
30,
2015
With
this
vote,
our
nation
is
about
to
take
its
first
step
away
from
financial
ruin
and
toward
fiscal
solvency
and
prosperity.
Our
nations
debt
has
literally
doubled
in
eight
years,
now
exceeding
the
size
of
our
entire
economy.
That
debt
requires
us
to
make
interest
payments
of
$230
billion
this
year
nearly
$2,000
from
an
average
familys
taxes
--
just
to
rent
the
money
weve
already
spent.
On
our
current
path,
that
burden
will
triple
within
the
decade,
eclipsing
our
entire
defense
budget.
Medicare
and
Social
Security
will
collapse
just
a
few
years
after
that.
 |
Budget
Conference
Report |
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to read full
House
statement
or
click
above
to
watch.
Federal
Lands
Subcommittee
Wildfire
and
Land
Acquisition
Hearing
Congressman
McClintock
is
chair
of
the
Federal
Lands
Subcommittee
of
the
House
Natural
Resources
Committee.
In
April
committee
oversight
hearings
were
conducted
on
the
issues
of
wildfire
prevention
and
federal
land
acquisitions.
During
the
wildfire
hearing
Congressman
McClintock
began
his
opening
statement
by
noting
a
reduction
in
timber
harvested
on
forest
lands
over
the
past
thirty
years
and
a
concomitant
increase
in
acreage
destroyed
by
fire.
Click
to read full
opening
statement
or watch committee
hearing.
At
the
federal
land
acquisition
hearing
the
Congressman
discussed
the
desire
of
government
agencies
to
acquire
more
land
amidst
an
already
large
and
growing
backlog
of
deferred
maintenance
on
present
land
holdings
currently
approaching
$20
billion.
Click
to read full
opening
statement
or watch committee
hearing.
District
Events
On
April
7th
Congressman
McClintock
held
a
town
hall
meeting
at
McBean
Pavilion
in
Lincoln.
The
Congressman's
next
town
hall
meeting
will
be
held
in
Roseville
on
May
5th
at
6:00
pm
at
the
Sikh
Community
Hall,
1090
Main
Street,
Roseville.
Hope
to
see
you
there!
 |
Lincoln
Town
Hall
Meeting |
On
April
8th
the
Congressman
spoke
and
answered
questions
at
William
Jessup
Universitys
public
policy
forum
in
Rocklin.
 |
Public
Policy
Forum,
William
Jessup
University |
On
April
9th
Congressman
McClintock
participated
in
the
Not
in
my
City
event
at
Thunder
Valley
in
Lincoln.
The
event,
led
by
Courage
Worldwide,
is
dedicating
to
stopping
sex
trafficking.
On
April
11th
the
Congressman
thanked
some
200
volunteers
for
their
efforts
in
maintaining
the
entrance
to
Folsom
Lake
State
Park.
|
Tom
Jennings
of
the
Knights
of
Columbus
receiving
a
commendation
from
Congressman
McClintock
at
Folsom
Lake
State
Park.
Commendations were
presented
to
both
the
St.
Rose Catholic
Church
Knights
of
Columbus
and
to
the
Church
of
Jesus
Christ
of
Latter-day
Saints. |
On
April
18th
the
Congressman
spoke
to
members
of
the
Pacific
Justice
Institute
in
Newcastle.
On
April
24th
Congressman
McClintock
met
with
members
of
the
Back
Country
Horsemen
of
America
at
their
national
board
meeting
in
Sacramento.
The
Congressman
outlined
the
work
of
the
Federal
Lands
Subcommittee
and
listened
to
concerns
from
equestrians
about
access
to
trails
in
the
Emigrant
Wilderness.
On
April
25th
the
Congressman
spoke
to
members
of
the
Roseville/Rocklin
Friends
of
the
NRA
at
the
Sunset
Event
Center
in
Rocklin.
The
Congressman
discussed
2nd
Amendment
issues.
On
April
27th
Congressman
McClintock
toured
the
Aerojet
Rocketdyne
facility
in
Rancho
Cordova.
The
company
is
a
major
employer
in
the
area
and
is
involved
in
missile
defense
and
space
exploration.
Upcoming
Town
Hall
Meeting
Congressman
McClintock
will
host
the
following
town
hall
meeting
in
Roseville:
Roseville
Town
Hall
Meeting
Tuesday,
May
5,
2015
6:00
pm
Sikh
Community
Hall
1090
Main
Street |