We are at a crossroads, and it is time to choose between two very different visions of water policy.

The California water bill recently passed by the House immediately authorizes construction of storage by eliminating bureaucratic paralyses-by-analyses.

The people of the San Joaquin Valley have asked for and deserve nothing less than their water.

we are going to continue to fight.

we cannot solve this problem.

If anything good comes of this drought, it will be that the public is finally awakening to the enormous economic and environmental damage that these policies have done.

The other is a vision of abundance, a new era of clean, cheap, and abundant hydro-electricity.

the State of California and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to reach agreement immediately on an emergency order to allow increased pumping to capture needed water for agriculture, industry and communities.

That is a situation where water infrastructure makes a difference, because that water, instead of being forced upon us, could have been held back for a year like now.

I really enjoyed driving her around yesterday and pointing out some of the issues that we are facing here in the valley.

we have water flowing out into the ocean, water just being wasted for absolutely no good reason, because of law.

I have been in Congress for a year now, and this fight has been going on much longer.

When you pass legislation, what it means is you are putting your money where your mouth is.

It is just interesting for me because when you were making those comments earlier...

the key is if you don't have water coming in the future, the decision will be there will be no trees and there will be no work, and there will be nothing.

you are putting these constituents in real danger. It is not just about the farmers but it is also about people in these communities.

We have to continue this fight. We have to continue to move forward.

You can't use infrastructure like this to say that you are trying to protect the environment...