David Valadao actually said...

"This is obviously a very important hearing, and this issue has been something that a lot of Members have been fighting before my time in Congress."

"The Endangered Species Act needs reform and we plan to begin that process in the next few weeks."

"Long-term solutions must be part of the equation or we will repeat this destructive drought cycle once again."

"I have been in Congress for a year now, and this fight has been going on much longer."