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Police escort congressman after rowdy California town hall
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — been elections where our
Congressman Tom Mc- side has lost ... Just a word
Clintock, a Republican of friendly advice: Remem-
from California, on Satur- ber that there were many
day faced a rowdy crowd people in America who
at a packed town hall disagreed with and feared
meeting in Northern Cali- Barack Obama just as vig-
fornia, and had to be es- orously as you disagree
corted by police as pro- with and fear Donald
testers followed him shout- Trump.” A video posted
ing “Shame on you!” on the newspaper’s web-
McClintock was constantly site shows demonstrators
interrupted and booed as chanting “Shame on you!”
he defended his party’s as they follow McClintock
national agenda during who walks to a waiting car
the hourlong event at a surrounded by police offi-
theater in downtown Rose- cers.
ville, the population center “I can no longer just sit
of his sprawling congressio- back. I believe in the Con-
nal district, the Sacramen- stitution. I was an infantry-
to Bee reports. man in Vietnam. I fought
Hundreds of protesters for this. These people need
stood outside chanting Roseville police escorted Republican congressman Tom McClintock through an audience from to understand, we want
“Vote him out,” while those the Tower Theatre in Roseville, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. McClintock on Saturday faced the them out,” said Vietnam
inside the theater held signs rowdy crowd at the packed town hall meeting in Northern California, and had to be escorted by War veteran Lon Varvel,
that read “Resist,” ‘’Dump police as protesters followed him shouting “Shame on you!”
(Randall Benton/The Sacramento Bee via AP) referring to Trump and Mc-
Clintock.
Tom McTrump,” and “Cli- Trump supporters also at-
mate change is real.” tended the town hall. Da-
“I understand you do not vid Ramsey said he volun-
like Donald Trump,” Mc- teered for McClintock’s
Clintock said. “I sympa- 2008 campaign and voted
thize with you. There have for Trump in November.q
Bills aim to beef up oil transport safety
PHUONG LE from five to 34 the monthly
Associated Press number of oil tankers and
SEATTLE (AP) — With more barges plying the shared
crude oil expected to waters of Washington state
move through Washington and Canada.
state, Democratic law- The pipeline will carry oil
makers want to toughen from Alberta to the Van-
rules around oil transporta- couver area where it will be
tion and raise more money loaded on to barges and
for spill prevention and re- tankers for Asian and U.S.
sponse efforts. markets. Indigenous lead-
Companion bills in the ers and environmentalists
House and Senate aim to object to the project over
reduce the risk of oil spills environmental, health and
with provisions that target other risks.
oil carried by vessels, pipe- “We’re really trying to stay
lines and trains. Supporters on top of the changing
say the legislation is need- landscape of oil transpor-
ed to address the growing tation,” said Rep. Jessyn
risks of oil shipped through Farrell, D-Seattle, sponsor
state waters. of House Bill 1611, which
In November, Canadi- is scheduled to be heard
an Prime Minister Justin Monday in the environ-
Trudeau approved Kinder ment committee. The com-
Morgan’s Trans Mountain panion Senate Bill 5462 is
pipeline expansion proj- sponsored by Sen. Reuven
ect, which will increase Carlyle, D-Seattle.q
