I thank the gentleman from California, and I also agree with him that we haven't taken action. D.C. is fiddling while the West burns again. Here we are, getting ready to break for August recess with nothing to show, nothing to tell the…

I thank Mr. Obernolte for bringing his expertise in water to the House floor. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Newhouse), the chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, someone who is no stranger to…

I thank the gentleman again for his leadership on the Congressional Western Caucus. I thank him for the solutions-based approach he takes to problems, whether it is drought or other issues that we face with natural resources across the…

I would note that at our committee markup earlier this month, as the gentlewoman has stated, we added a bipartisan amendment to name this bill after a wounded veteran who, sadly, passed away earlier this year. Alexander Lofgren was a…

I urge adoption of this bill and strongly support creating this memorial, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I also include in the Record several news articles that speak to the importance of this bill that have appeared in papers all across the country. Honoring America's Real VIPs (By Reps. Bruce Westerman (R-ARK.) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks…

This is a great bill to honor our heroes and to say thank you in another way. I urge a ``yes'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1500

I again urge adoption of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

That is really not a plan. The ping-pong approach continually fails to provide certainty to people, species, and our environment.

Wouldn't it be fair to say we would be in a better position, had some of that storage been built?

Absolutely, storage is critical.

We believe that conservation, not preservation, of our natural resources is the best policy.