I certainly hope so because I am not very far behind you and I plan on seeing some glass.

Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the letters Mayor Chavez brought with her today and the letters of my constituents on the impacts of the current drought be entered into the record.

I really enjoyed driving her around yesterday and pointing out some of the issues that we are facing here in the valley.

We are at a crossroads, and it is time to choose between two very different visions of water policy.

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

The California water bill recently passed by the House immediately authorizes construction of storage by eliminating bureaucratic paralyses-by-analyses.

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.

we cannot solve this problem.

It is just interesting for me because when you were making those comments earlier...

That is a situation where water infrastructure makes a difference, because that water, instead of being forced upon us, could have been held back for a year like now.

the State of California and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to reach agreement immediately on an emergency order to allow increased pumping to capture needed water for agriculture, industry and communities.