David Valadao

And totally off the wall question here, but I did a flyover with some folks over some of our reservoirs over this past summer.

For the Central Valley Project, out of that $100 million in drought funding, we allocated $37.9 million to that.

the severe chronic water supply shortages affecting the Central Valley Project have been the result of drought, not regulation.

This administration has been relentlessly targeting coal operations, kowtowing to and coordinating with extreme environmental organizations.

Given the importance of the nationwide program, what are the changes you are considering to make it easier for people to qualify for these permits and avoid costly individual permits?

A lot of that has to do with the resources that are being wasted currently.

Time and again, I have seen job creators in my district and around the country struggle to do business under this wrong-headed regulatory regime.

I appreciate every effort you have made to try to resolve the situation we have in California.

CVPIA sets an ambitious goal to at least double the populations... Is it a good idea for us to spend taxpayer resources to protect or add to the population of the striped bass?

Next, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says on the average about 30 to 50 percent annual precipitation on the West Coast occurs in just a few atmospheric river events.

The Corps and the EPA joined forces--no, that is not the right word--the Corps surrendered to the EPA.

On those barriers, is this new construction or some sort of--I mean you cannot just build a barrier overnight.

Triple the amount of water has flown through the delta, yet we've actually pumped less water this year than last.

Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can issue general permits that authorize activities that have minimal, individual, and cumulative adverse environmental effects.

It is funny how it never reaches those goals and now they are saying maybe 5,000 but I have a funny feeling that when we actually get the final report of the actual pumping, it is never going to meet those goals as none of these numbers…

I understand the NRC has been working hard to reduce the licensing backlog that has grown over the past four years.

Safety should come first, but because NRC is the country's sole commercial nuclear licensing and regulatory authority, it is imperative that the NRC provides timely servicing of the licenses it issues.

One of the goals of Project Aim is to ensure adequate sizing of the agency is achieved by 2020.

I really want to commend the administration for the bold steps it has taken to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba.

I want to raise--and I have raised this before with regard to medical advances--hopefully this is bipartisan--in terms of the issue with regard to diabetic foot ulcers.

There is bipartisan support for what the administration is doing and for even more normalization in terms of passing both of our bills ending the travel ban and lifting the embargo.

On rollcall no. 46, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

Today I had the opportunity and the honor to represent my district on the Senate side in a committee to talk about water, and it was to talk about the bill that we passed off this House floor just a few months ago back in June. Obviously…

the simple fact of the matter is that we, as Members of Congress, need to add a little bit of common sense into the law.

My legislation, H.R. 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act, would streamline the regulatory process, provide flexibility, and improve scientific efforts to restore some water supplies.