I wish to reclaim my time, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from California? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized. {time} 1540

Thank you, Mr. McClintock. Reclaiming my time, the technical memo also makes some standard corrections to the language passed out in committee. While we were not consulted in the drafting of this amendment, we don't oppose the amendment…

Is this a renewal every 40 years, or is it in perpetuity? Mr. McCLINTOCK. Let me read directly from the act of July 2, 1956, governing all reclamation contracts, including those under this legislation: The Secretary of the Interior shall…

Mr. Chairman, as my colleague has said, his amendment makes technical changes to the legislation, but it leaves in question and very much in doubt--although it says the 40-year rule in Western water is standard--but is this in perpetuity…

Actually, Mr. Chairman, I wish to speak on this issue. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from northern California (Mr. Miller).

I just want to thank my colleague on the other side for clarifying that, and I would like to yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi).

Mr. Chairman, I also toured that area, and the devastation was very severe. I wish some of the areas would find another way to be able to find employment, because this is a chronic unemployment circle, if you will, for years, for decades…

Mr. Chairman, I must mention that California agriculture had the biggest banner year during that period, in other words, in the billions more than they had in prior years during this drought. So with that, I yield 3 minutes to the…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 3\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Costa).

Mr. Chairman, I can't believe how many of these people that wrote letters and the stakeholders, including 105 fishing agencies, could be so wrong. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey).

It is my understanding, then, that my colleagues on the other side are arguing to keep a subsidy. That's news to us. Just as an aside, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, California agriculture experienced a 9…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 5 minutes. I really applaud my good friend, Doc Hastings, with some of the statistics that he was quoting about the farmers in the valley. There were misrepresentations, which were later clarified, of the…

Mr. President, do we have a specific order here for speaking? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democrats currently have 30 minutes of time.

I know my colleague worked very hard on the health care bill, am I right on that?

Madam President, I thank Senator Whitehouse of Rhode Island for his words. Also, he is an exceptional member of the Environment and Public Works committee. First and foremost, he brings us the point of view of his State and he fights on…

Madam President, I just want to thank my colleague from Maryland for her eloquence and for her fighting spirit. The year I came here was following on the Anita Hill issue, when the world saw and this country saw we had no women on the…

Madam President, before the Senator from Maryland leaves the floor, I think it is an opportunity to thank her so much for speaking the truth today on the floor of the Senate--just the facts-- and what the Blunt amendment is about and isn't…