"Does the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intend to use the newly available science to issue new bio ops governing Delta operations?"
"I think what is important for us is to develop the science and the field capacity to support the long-term solution."
"The major factor influencing the survival of the fish is the pumping, which influences the habitat quality."
"The bureau has been trying to store water, and in fact, a priority of the California Water Resources Board has been to try to store water to prepare, for next year."
"At the time it made sense."
"I certainly hope so because I am not very far behind you and I plan on seeing some glass."
"Thank you, Chairman Hastings. Thank you for taking the time to come out and visit us here in the valley."
"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."
"The California water bill recently passed by the House immediately authorizes construction of storage by eliminating bureaucratic paralyses-by-analyses."
"Long-term solutions must be part of the equation or we will repeat this destructive drought cycle once again."
"The people of the San Joaquin Valley have asked for and deserve nothing less than their water."