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ACA Premiums Set to Soar in 2026 – What this means for Calaveras County
If you or someone you love gets health insurance through Covered California, you’ll want to pay close attention to what’s happening in Washington right now. According to a new report by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation, health insurance premiums are expected to jump by 75% in 2026 for people who buy their own insurance on…
Urgent! Recission Bill Threatens Funding for Public Broadcasting that Rural Areas Rely On!
What is the Recission Bill, why should you care and, what should you do? A rescission bill is a special kind of law the president can use to try to take back money that Congress already promised to spend. Under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, a president can propose a rescission (canceling previously approved…
Tom McClintock Lies – Again – About Immigration
Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-05) recently posted this statement about federal immigration policy on his public Facebook page: “We should all agree on the rule of law. The law REQUIRES EVERY illegal alien to be detained until they are deported, or their case is resolved. ICE is enforcing that law. If you don’t like it, change…
What Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Really Means for Veterans — Especially in Calaveras County
Last year Republicans promised that they would never cut Medicaid and that they would defend Veterans. Trump promised. Republican Senate and House candidates promised. Their staff promised. On Friday, the day before we all celebrated our freedom, the freedom we have thanks to our Veterans, all of the Republican’s (except 2) voted to cut Medicaid.…
Tom McClintock Adds ‘Fuel to the Fire’ Over ICE Raids
Tom McClintock’s latest speech condemning the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests (no doubt a distraction from the thumbs up vote he’ll give on Trumps disastrous “Big Beautiful Bill” when it returns to the House) continues his long history of twisting reality to score cheap political points while ignoring the deeper truths about injustice and the failures…
“Big Beautiful Bill” Puts Local Nursing Homes at Risk
We reported on the risks to our local hospitals from proposed cuts to the federal Medicaid program in an earlier post. If that wasn’t scary enough, the budget bill currently being debated in the Senate envisions even larger cuts to our rural healthcare system than did the House version of the bill – up to…
McClintock Has No Time for Town Halls—But Plenty for Jim Jordan’s Intimidation Campaign!
If you’re a constituent of Rep. Tom McClintock, you’ve probably noticed something strange: he hasn’t held a public town hall in your community in years (not since 2017!). He claims it’s because “radical groups” disrupted office hours—though there’s little public evidence to support this beyond vague accusations against Indivisible and long-familiar scapegoating of George Soros…
TRUTH vs FICTION: A Deep Dive into a McClintock Media Interview
The Turlock Journal recently sat down with Rep. Tom McClintock at his Modesto office (proving at least one office is still open) and asked some really good questions about the Republican-controlled Congress’ sweeping changes to the political and regulatory landscape contained in the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.” After some fact checking we find a number…
Reexamining the “Big Beautiful Bill” – What You Need to Know
As we wrote in our first ‘McClintock Watch’ blog post on May 27, 2025 our goal here is to keep an eye on what our Congressman says and how he votes so that we can all gain a better understanding, not as Democrats or Republicans, but as neighbors; people who live, work, worship and play…
Will McClintock’s Vote Deliver for Calaveras—or Leave Us Behind?
Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-05) voted in favor of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” expressing strong support for its provisions and potential economic impact. In his statements, McClintock emphasized the bill’s tax and regulatory relief as essential for reviving the American economy. He acknowledged the bill’s imperfections but argued that its passage was a…