McClintock in position to be chair of House water-power subcommittee
By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal
The power shift in Congress has positioned Rep. Tom McClintock to take over as chairman of the House water and power subcommittee.
And that will also mean he’ll be positioned to advocate for an Auburn dam.
Tom McClintock
McClintock, R-Roseville, has served as ranking Republican on the subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee since being chosen by committee Republican ranking member Doc Hastings in July 2009.
He’s made no secret before and after his initial election in 2008 to Congress that he’s a proponent of building the Auburn dam – a long-delayed project estimated to cost as much as $10 billion that his predecessor John Doolittle was unable to convince Congress to fund over his 18 years in office.
McClintock said that as ranking GOP member of the water and power subcommittee, he hopes to continue as chairman with the changeover to the Republican majority in the House next month. The decision rests with the Republican House conference steering committee, he said.