Political Quotes

“Well, not only is it this whole notion of moving water from one interest. I would call the salmon fishery a critical interest--not only in my State. That is why I hate that it is called the California drought. It impacts not only California's fishing industry, but it impacts Washington's and Oregon's. This is why--save one--all of our Senators on the west coast are strongly opposed to this. Don't call it California water. But the fact of the matter is that this has not been looked at in any way. Whether it is the money, whether it is what it does to the fishery, no one has really looked. There hasn't even been a hearing about this specific bill. I know your committee has looked at a lot of ways to help with the drought. I compliment my friend from Washington, Senator Cantwell, and Senator Murkowski. You have come up with real ways to work with every stakeholder and not continue these absurd water wars where we take money away from a fishing industry--that is a noble, historic fishing industry and tens of thousands of fishermen who support their families--and giving it over to big agribusiness. That is not the way you want to approach the drought, I say to the Senator. It is not the way I want to approach the drought. I would never be party to picking a winner and a loser. That is not our job.…”