The result was, when Congress convened in January 1971, everyone was now an environmentalist. They had seen a new force, college students, who favored the environment.

He and his son McCloskey's grandfather were farmers in Merced County. Military service
McCloskey voluntarily served in the U. See also.

House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983. In April 2007 McCloskey switched his affiliation to the Democratic Party. S.