January 2010

The Legitimacy of our Government Depends on the Legitimacy of the Vote

By Jon Huey, on January 21, 2010

Rep. McClintock gave the following floor speech in response to comments made by a MSNBC commentator on January 20, 2010.

Deficits Made in California Should Stay in California

By Jon Huey, on January 20, 2010

Mr. Speaker:

Yesterday I addressed the demand of Gov. Schwarzenegger for federal aid by noting the devastating impact that his tax increases have had on California’s economy. Tax increases that were supposed to bring in $13 billion of additional revenue have instead crushed the brittle economy and cost $10 billion in lost revenues in just nine months.

California’s revenue problem isn’t the only thing made in Sacramento. Its spending problem is also self-inflicted.