Kyrsten Sinema: “Thank you, Congressman Benishek. I appreciate your words very much. Our next speaker who will join us this afternoon is…”

Now is the time to put aside partisan and geographic divisions to act with determination and creativity to address this crisis.

As you know, every time we send too much water to Mexico, that is less that Arizona has, and of course, that creates more stress within the Seven States for our post-2026 Agreement.

The Federal Government's trust responsibilities to deliver water to our tribal communities, of course, is one of our most important duties.

I call on the other Six States to join Arizona in this leadership to find a long-term solution.