McClintock Presents Bill Naming Post Office in Modesto in Honor of Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr.
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/04/2024 02:59 PM
Washington, DC...Legislation to honor Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr. passed the United States House of Representatives yesterday. The bill, H.R. 1555, introduced by Rep. McClintock (CA-05), will designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2300 Sylvan Avenue in Modesto, California, as the "Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr. Post Office Building”.
House Floor Remarks: Justice Under the Left ~ Rep. Tom McClintock
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/04/2024 03:17 PM
Washington, DC...The American Justice system has always been the pride of our nation and the envy of the world. In America, justice is portrayed as blindfolded, because it doesn’t matter whether those who seek it are rich or poor, weak or powerful, Republican or Democrat. Equal justice under law means exactly that: everyone is treated the same.
Maury Rasmussen Field Featured in National Aviation Magazine
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/03/2024 12:34 PM
San Andreas, CA...Calaveras County is extremely pleased to announce that the Maury Rasmussen Field is featured in the latest issue of Business View Magazine, which is a national aviation focused publication. Maury Rasmussen Field is a general aviation airport situated between San Andreas and Angels Camp that hosts hangers, tiedowns, fuel, land & sea flight training, and aircraft maintenance services.
Washington, DC...We, the Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), fully endorse and will stand behind the comprehensive deal outlined by President Biden that would lead to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages, a significant and sustained increase in humanitarian assistance for distribution throughout Gaza, and an enduring end to the crisis, with Israel’s security interests and Gazan civilian safety assured. We reaffirm our support for a credible pathway towards peace leading to a two State solution.
CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Calaveras, Tuolumne, Eastern San Joaquin, and Eastern Stanislaus Counties
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/31/2024 08:15 AM
San Andreas, CA...After another wet winter and above average snowpack, warming temperatures and winds are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of Calaveras, Tuolumne, Eastern San Joaquin, and Eastern Stanislaus Counties. This suspension takes effect June 5, 2024 and suspends all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris such as branches and leaves.
Washington, DC...Gross Domestic Product, First Quarter 2024 (Second Estimate) and Corporate Profits (Preliminary). Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the first quarter of 2024 (table 1), according to the "second" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2023, real GDP increased 3.4 percent.
President Biden at the 156th National Memorial Day Observance
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/27/2024 12:54 PM
Arlington, VA...Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please be seated. One hundred and sixty years ago this month, in the midst of the Civil War, the first American soldier was laid to rest at these hallowed grounds. Private William Christman, a farmworker from Pennsylvania, had enlisted just seven weeks before. There was no formal ceremony to consecrate this new sanctuary, no fanfore — fanfare.
Utica Park & Lightner Mine Expansion Ground Breaking
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/23/2024 10:46 PM
Angels Camp, CA...Be part of this exciting event as we break new ground on the Utica Park and Lightner Mine Expansion Project. Celebrate with us as we mark the beginning of a new chapter in our community's history.
Governor Newsom Announces the Reopening of Highway 1, Ahead of Schedule
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/15/2024 11:40 AM
Big Sur, CA...Governor Gavin Newsom announced that Caltrans will open the portion of Highway 1 closed by the Rocky Creek slip-out to traffic, starting at 6:30 a.m. this Friday, May 17 – eight days sooner than previously expected.