Political Quotes

Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bacon).

Mr. Speaker, after years of exceptional drought, California is in a second consecutive wet year. Every major reservoir in our State is above the 15-year average, and our snowpack in the Sierras is at more than 100 percent of average for…

If there is something we need to be doing more from the legislative side, obviously, we want to be active on that front.

Mr. Speaker, due to a family emergency, I was not present for today's votes on amendments to H.R. 2799, the Motion to Recommit, and final passage of H.R. 2799. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 73, ``nay'' on…