Brian Bilbray: “It is actually not in my district but it is adjoining my district. To be really blunt about it, the people in my…”

“It is actually not in my district but it is adjoining my district. To be really blunt about it, the people in my district along the coast are really kind of tired of seeing the damage and the carnage occurring in Mr. Filner's district through floods caused by an international agreement and actually the damage flushing down into my district. Frankly, I will say this, though it is not my district, I personally rescued drowning livestock and drowning illegal aliens who have been stranded in this situation that has been cruel and with a great loss of life because of this situation. Mr. Chairman, this is not a local problem and it is not a natural problem that Mr. Filner is speaking about here. This is a problem that has been created through the actions of the United States Government in conjunction with the Mexican Government. Both the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which created the International Boundary and Water Commission and the cooperative efforts on projects that have related to that treaty are directly related to this flooding.”