Doris Matsui: “I will just say this. I grew up in the Central Valley. My father was a farmer. So I understand clearly the challenges…”

“I will just say this. I grew up in the Central Valley. My father was a farmer. So I understand clearly the challenges the farming community has. I am not an individual who dismisses the farming community. I lived on a farm. My father was a small farmer. My grandfather was a farmer. My uncle was a farmer. So I understand these challenges. I also understand we are together in California, and we must work together, and we should be using this time to find real solutions to California's water issues, including the drought. Unfortunately, we seem to be playing partisan games. My amendment would simply protect water rights in northern California. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to my distinguished colleague from the Central Valley (Mr. Valadao), the author of this measure.”