we are going to continue to fight.

You can't use infrastructure like this to say that you are trying to protect the environment...

you are putting these constituents in real danger. It is not just about the farmers but it is also about people in these communities.

we have water flowing out into the ocean, water just being wasted for absolutely no good reason, because of law.

I just want to make sure for the record, Mr. Denham, that indeed your bill passed the Congress, and I am not sure about Mr. Murillo.

The other is a vision of abundance, a new era of clean, cheap, and abundant hydro-electricity.

The people of the San Joaquin Valley have asked for and deserve nothing less than their water.

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

We have to continue this fight. We have to continue to move forward.

When you pass legislation, what it means is you are putting your money where your mouth is.

the key is if you don't have water coming in the future, the decision will be there will be no trees and there will be no work, and there will be nothing.

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