For generations, the Pechanga Band of Indians has been a dedicated steward of land and water resources in the Temecula Valley.

All parties reached a comprehensive agreement last May to secure the Tribe’s federally reserved water rights and to promote the Tribe’s sovereign authority over its water resources and trust lands.

Today’s committee vote brings us one step closer to expanding water recycling projects, strengthening our water infrastructure, and protecting some of California’s most treasured public lands and its iconic Chinook salmon populations.

The MORE WATER Act and related legislation advance on a bipartisan basis the goal of speeding up federal assistance to our drought-stricken communities and avoiding the cost increases that inevitably result from delays in project approvals.

Once upon a time, we had a true Department of Justice and a Civil Rights Division that we could sometimes turn to as an alternative. That no longer carries any credibility. So finding other mechanisms for credible, independent…

The Trump Administration itself is warning Americans not to travel to Haiti because of how unsafe it is. Yet the same Administration wants to force over 300,000 Haitian nationals, who until very recently held Temporary Protected Status, to…

Another is a ruling from District Court Judge Sykes earlier this month requiring federal immigration officials to provide clean drinking water and adequate medical care for those held at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.

Their lives have meaning and value, and they retain the fundamental human right, even in custody, as the law clearly says, they deserve access to basic things like food, drinking water, and lifesaving medical care.

Thanks to the president’s hostility towards immigrants, TPS holders from countries in turmoil, many of whom have lived in the United States for years, if not decades, are now in danger, at the mercy of this cruel Administration.

Allegations that Max Miller abused his wife and child demand an immediate House Ethics Committee investigation.

California is on the front lines of drought, extreme weather, and the growing impacts of climate change.

When you look at work requirements and you drive across the Central Valley, I represent a lot of very hardworking people that are out there picking grapes, working on farms, working oil fields in the hot sun, and the idea that there are…

Corruption is his governing philosophy, and it doesn’t–it’s not just him and his family.

As awful as this Administration’s anti-immigrant mass detention and deportation agenda is, it still has a legal responsibility to ensure the people in detention are treated humanely.

We’re reminded by the findings of a court-appointed monitor that the California City Detention Center has failed to comply with a judge’s order to provide adequate healthcare.

As California’s water resources are increasingly impacted by climate change, support from our federal partners is essential to ensure our communities have the water supplies they need.

When a president uses the office for personal profit, that is not ‘just the way it is,’ despite what Trump wants you to believe.

If we care about preserving our democracy for future generations, corruption must not just be called out; it must be met with action.