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CAPITOL Comments PLEASE Congressman Tom McClintock’s CAPITOLComments HELP! FEBRUARY 2019 THE 2020 @tommcclintock jointom www.TomMcClintock.com Tom is the sole survivor of the eight California Congressional seats Democrats targeted last year, which will likely make him their #1 target next year. Yes, it’s true that Tom won handily last November, but the Democrats outspent CAMPAIGN us by three-to-one and they’ll try to double down in 2020 and we need all How Cloture the help we can get. To give you an example of what campaigns cost, the mailer you are reading now cost Tom’s campaign tens of thousands of dollars Killed the HAS ALREADY to produce and mail to you. Tom needs your help this year if we’re going to beat the Democrats next year. OUR BORDER 115th BEGUN! Please use the contribution form inside to make a donation and help ensure WHY that Tom wins next year. MATTERS Congress NRCC SPRING DINNER Save WITH PRESIDENT the DONALD TRUMP Da CATASTROPHIC te Have you already had enough of Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, Maxine Waters, Jerry Nadler, and foul-mouthed radicals like Why the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? THE BIGGEST FUNDRAISER Wildfire OF THE YEAR TO TAKE BACK the House is coming up on April 2nd at the historic National Building Museum in Border Wall IS THE OLD Washington, D.C., headlined by President Trump. Tickets are IS NECESSARY $2,500, and the proceeds will go to the National Republican NORMAL Congressional Campaign Committee. Seats can be reserved on the contribution form inside or by calling our campaign office at 916-787-0112. PAID FOR BY TOM MCCLINTOCK FOR CONGRESS DearDear Friends: Friends: ThankThank you you for for standing standing by by me me during during 2018 2018 midterm midterm election! election! Your Your loyal loyal and and generous generous support support last last year year made made the the difference difference byby assuring assuring I had I had the the resources resources to todefend defend this this seat seat against against the the radical radical left. left. CAMPAIGN UPDATE NancyNancy Pelosi’s Pelosi’s Democratic Democratic Congressional Congressional Campaign Campaign Committee Committee targeted targeted eight eight California California Republican Republican seats seats last last year, year, and and I wasI was the the only only one one to tosurvive. survive. The The massive massive influx influx of leftistof leftist money money combined combined with with one-sided one-sided election election laws laws literally literally cut cut our our Next year may seem like a long way off, but the McClintock you campaign updates. If you are on Facebook or Twitter, RepublicanRepublican delegation delegation in inhalf half – from– from 14 14seats seats down down to tojust just seven seven – out– out of ofa totala total of of53 53California California House House seats. seats. for Congress campaign is already beginning to prepare the addresses for the campaign’s accounts are down for the 2020 campaign. As Tom’s campaign manager, the below so that you can follow the campaign. You can also In Inthis this district, district, I wasI was outspent outspent more more than than three-to-one. three-to-one. But But you you gave gave me me enough enough to torespond respond to tothe the attacks attacks and and get get my my most common question I get is “How can I help Tom’s reach out to me directly at campaign headquarters at messagemessage out out to tovoters. voters. In Inthe the end, end, the the Democrats Democrats spent spent more more than than $4.6 $4.6 million million dollars dollars here here in invain. vain. campaign?” I wanted to take a moment and answer that (916) 787-0112 with any questions you might have. question. If you are interested in helping Tom’s campaign, Here’sHere’s the the simple simple math math behind behind the the challenge challenge now now ahead ahead of ofus: us: I’m I’m now now one one of ofjust just seven seven remaining remaining Republican Republican representatives representatives making a donation, or getting updates from the campaign, fromfrom California. California. That That means means that that the the Democrats Democrats will will try try to todouble double down down next next year. year. They They certainly certainly have have the the resources resources to todo do it. it. then please visit the McClintock for Congress campaign website at www.TomMcClintock.com where you can sign ThatThat is whyis why I need I need your your help help now now more more than than ever. ever. up to volunteer, make an online donation, and provide the –JON HUEY, CAMPAIGN MANAGER campaign with your email address so that we can send CandidateCandidate filing filing for for 2020 2020 begins begins in inSeptember, September, and and the the next next fundraising fundraising reports reports close close less less than than two two months months from from now now on on MarchMarch 31st. 31st. I must I must raise raise significantly significantly more more than than I didI did in inthe the last last campaign campaign to tohave have enough enough in inthe the bank bank to tohold hold this this seat. seat. These These nextnext few few months months will will decide decide where where the the Democrats Democrats put put their their money money – and– and they they have have a lota lot of ofit. it. TheThe skewed skewed California California election election laws laws that that include include automatic automatic voter voter registration, registration, on-demand on-demand voting voting and and ballot ballot harvesting harvesting now now tilttilt the the playing playing field field against against Republicans. Republicans. Our Our only only hope hope is isto toexplain explain to tovoters voters how how socialism socialism impoverishes impoverishes and and diminishes diminishes everyevery person person in ina societya society and and how how freedom freedom enriches enriches and and empowers empowers every every citizen. citizen. The The Democrats Democrats have have been been able able to tosell sell socialismsocialism despite despite its its dismal dismal failure failure and and we we must must do do much much better better in inpromoting promoting freedom freedom and and its its success success in increating creating opportunity opportunity andand upward upward mobility mobility for for all. all. CounteringCountering the the advantage advantage that that the the left left has has in inthe the media, media, in inthe the schools, schools, in inthe the new new California California election election laws laws doesn’t doesn’t require require thatthat we we out-spend out-spend them. them. It DOESIt DOES require require that that we we reach reach the the voters voters and and make make our our case. case. With With your your help, help, I was I was able able to todo do that that in in2018, 2018, and and I’ll I’llneed need your your help help again again in in2020. 2020. If successful,If successful, I believe I believe we we can can make make this this district district a strongholda stronghold from from which which to tobegin begin to totake take back back California California from from the the leftists leftists whosewhose policies policies are are destroying destroying it. it.I think I think people people are are already already waking waking up up to tothe the misery misery that that the the left left is imposingis imposing on onour our state state – and– and willwill impose impose on on our our nation nation if theyif they can can take take unchallenged unchallenged control control in inWashington. Washington. WillWill you you help help me me carry carry this this message message first first to tothe the people people of theof the Fourth Fourth Congressional Congressional District District and and ultimately ultimately throughout throughout this this state?state? If so,If so, NOW NOW is theis the time. time. ThankThank you. you. TomTom McClintock McClintock YourYour generous generous help help today today will will ensure ensure that that I will I will be be able able to tohave have the the resources resources to tosuccessful successful defend defend my my congressional congressional seat seat andand build build a grassroots a grassroots operation operation to tocounter counter the the Democrats Democrats ballot ballot harvesting. harvesting. www.TomMcClintock.comwww.TomMcClintock.com Excess timber comes out of a forest in two ways. Mankind canExcess carry timber it out comesor nature out willof aburn forest it out.in two For ways.nearly Mankinda cen- Catastrophic tury,can carry harvesting it out or excess nature timber will burn produced it out. Forthriving nearly forests a cen -by Catastrophic tury, harvesting excess timber produced thriving forests by matching tree density to the ability of the land to support it.matching Foresters tree designated density to surplus the ability trees of and the auctionedland to support them toit. Forestersloggers who designated paid the surplus U.S. Treasury trees and for auctionedthe right to them re- Why Our moveto loggers them, who generating paid the U.S.revenues Treasury that for could the thenright tobe reput- Wildfire is the backmove into them, forest generating management revenues and sharedthat could with then local becom put- Wildfire is the munities.back into forest management and shared with local com- munities. What went wrong? In the 1970’s, Con- Border Old Normal What went wrong? In the 1970’s, Con- gress imposed a series of environmental laws that subject- edgress federal imposed land a management series of environmental to endlessly laws time that consuming subject- undits and politicians have taken to calling the rising anded federal ultimately land managementcost-prohibitive to endlessly environmental time consumingregulations.
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