David Valadao

Thank you. Mr. LaMALFA. So, indeed, the investors that were supposed to come in, private investment for what had been billed to voters as a $33 billion project, up to $45 billion if you built the San Diego and Sacramento link, they have…

Well, we have got a lot of priorities here in Washington, D.C. The different Members from different parts of the State are not looking at California's high-speed rail project the way it is being rolled out today and thinking that is a good…

If you are hell bent on spending money and building rail, start somewhere where we actually need rail.

The issue has been from a Federal perspective of can you afford a project that continues to grow out of control.

From a Central Valley perspective, it doesn't make any sense why you would start the project in the Central Valley, if L.A.'s traffic is so bad.

I will continue to uphold my promise to my constituents and oppose the California high-speed rail project.

This is about our priorities.

I believe it is time to end this project.

So, the real number, for a legal Proposition 1A project, is somewhere around $100 billion.

Or maybe fill in gaps where Amtrak doesn't serve today. Currently, if you want to go from Bakersfield to L.A., you get on a bus. There is no connection there. That would have been a great place to start this project. {time} 1930 That is…

We have no guarantees on any of that. Some of the things that affect some of our constituents, somebody that has a restaurant and the high-speed rail goes through their property, they go in and give them what they assume is the value of…

Well, you can't. When it is a project necessary for the benefit of the country, benefit of the State, one that actually makes sense with a good plan behind it, it is a little easier to swallow, but when you see this project in general and…

We need to get the feasibility studies complete so we can then determine the cost feasibility.

The Endangered Species Act... has gone in the directions that many of us would not like to see it today.

If we are going to agree on what our deficits are... wet water is wet water.

Raising Shasta is a good project. Temperance Flat I think has merit.

Today I rise in support of House Joint Resolution 75, the Nutrition Assistance for Low-Income Women and Children Act. This bill would continue funding until December for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and…

Thank you. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, implemented numerous taxes on the American people. One such tax, a nearly $30 billion medical device tax, took effect on January 1, 2013. This tax hurts…

We must act. And I believe we can do so in a way that, thirty years from now, future generations of this country--both immigrants and non-immigrants--can say, they did it right.

We must pursue meaningful immigration reform to fix the broken nature of the process before anything like this can happen.

This amendment puts a lot of my district in jeopardy. My district relies heavily on irrigation and canals and other types of water projects. When you see a government agency, an unelected government agency come in and take jurisdiction…

This has been a tough one for me because I am the only dairy farmer in this room, and it has been a tough issue because I've lived it for the last 15 years. I have seen how programs created by this body have hurt dairy farmers. There have…

Earlier this month, the national unemployment report was released for this past May. While some Americans were able to find low-paying jobs, I remain extremely disappointed with this sluggish economic recovery. For example, parts of my…

I truly do believe that was flawed from the day it was first put on the ballot.

I understand some of your members are concerned about the Authority's use of eminent domain.