Well, let's continue to work together to make sure we have the best possible outcome here.

I want to commend you and all Arizona state stakeholders for developing a state-specific drought mitigation plan.

The longer we wait to take those actions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the more you have to conserve.

I'm a big believer in that because we need to know what we are up against here.

I welcome the more conservative approach that Reclamation has decided to use.

Mr. President, on October 4, 2021, I missed the vote No. 403 on confirmation of Jonathan Meyer to be General Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security. Had I been in attendance, I would have voted yes on his confirmation…

We need to prepare for this much sooner than we anticipated.

So there is significant motivation, then, for conservation?

Lake Mead is the nation's largest man-made lake. It stores Colorado River water behind the Hoover Dam.

Through this type of Federal investment we can make all of the long-term economic and health benefits of electrification affordable and accessible to all Americans.

Fortunately, Arizona is prepared for these initial cutbacks under the Drought Contingency Plan that Congress authorized in 2019.