Dianne Feinstein

But you're cancelling four, right?

Today we are still witnessing an alarming rate of demand letters that are being sent to small business owners demanding settlements in the range of $5,000 to $8,000.

It is my belief that the case against Drakes Bay Oyster Company is deceptive and potentially fraudulent.

I can only attribute this conduct to an unwavering bias against the oyster farm and historic ranches.

The Park Service's latest falsification of science at Point Reyes National Seashore is the straw that breaks the camel's back.

This research went on to highlight that such use may have significantly increased the risk of serious harm among those who had been misprescribed the drug.

In 2009, the Department of Defense (DOD) published research that showed that approximately 1 in 7 servicemembers with mental health contraindications had been prescribed mefloquine contrary to the instructions in the package insert…

Everybody, I think that completes our hearing. Thank you very much, General, two Secretaries, Mike, thank you very much.

Just so everybody here knows the impact of this, California, I should say, America's largest agriculture State is California.

In 2009 when we had a similar situation, you had 45 percent unemployment. You had farmers in bread lines. It was really a terrible, terrible situation.

Why is flood control spending down in your budget for fiscal year 2013 when compared to fiscal year 2012?

Well, as I recall in 2009, we got about 450,000 acre-feet from a number of administrative changes...

Are you going to be able to get there this year?

How about at the pumps? Can any changes be made in how the pumps are run, the reverse flow?

The Administration has all of the clout. Therefore, it has the responsibility.

The damage is much, much greater. There is no ability to respond to it proportionately.

Who suffers? The Corps, the Bureau. They are pushed and compressed.

We are nowhere close to modern.

I do want to thank the President for including $13 million in the budget request for the dredging of the Portland Harbor.

Well, that's really what I mean by adaptive management of the pumps.

Our harbors are decrepit.

I think this is the number one levee need in California, and Sacramento is the capital city.

You previously allowed a permit change for the Jones Pumping Plant which allowed for a 500 cfs increase.

Let me ask you this. In your judgment, what would be the amount of acre-feet that these administrative changes could provide?

You have a responsibility. I have a responsibility. The White House has a responsibility.