In pursuit of this goal, this movement has obstructed the construction of new dams.

Thank you for your candor.

Wouldn't that $14 billion be better spent building additional capacity?

It is very difficult to explain to somebody that doesn't understand Ag, doesn't understand water, and doesn't appreciate it.

You would say that relationship is pretty extensive now throughout the State government?

Are we ever going to solve our water shortage without fundamentally reforming the Endangered Species Act?

Isn't this just a shell game?

Droughts are nature's fault; water shortages are our fault.

Water is very good at flowing downhill on its own. It doesn't need our help.

the cuts in the budget are not the President's policy, but are a result of a 1998 statute with the hold harmless provision.

It is the lack of a qualified workforce.

But we know it is not enough. There are waiting lines for children to get into these programs...

Our economy faces many challenges. Millions remain out of work, and the labor participation rate has declined to thirty-year lows.

These are students who are educated in our schools, who pledge allegiance to our flag, and who yearn for the ability to work towards the American Dream.

With the bipartisan reauthorization of the Perkins Act, we must guarantee equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the CTE programs.

Youth who are here getting a good education and good training are much less likely to be involved in what the Children's Defense Fund calls the cradle to prison pipeline.

Now, some of us are committed to righting these wrongs. Unfortunately, comprehensive immigration reform and the DREAM Act remain stalled in the House.

Attorney General Holder has been very clear with me and my fellow U.S. Attorneys that we need to be smarter on crime, not just tougher.