Doug LaMalfa: “Yet, we have seen little change in the direction of that in this new Administration, and my constituents are very…”

So, better water years typically result in better fish runs is a pretty safe conclusion, I would say.

I can cite one example in my own district. Elderberry bushes are required to be basically untouched because an elderberry beetle may come along.

It just seems, about the only thing that we hear about, in committee, on the floor, is CO2, climate change, all the time--hounded, hounded, hounded.

Last year, we were able to fill San Luis Reservoir 100 percent. This year, there was a vast amount, like 95 percent, of cut-down in running the pumps.