Doug LaMalfa: “I hope that we all leave here with a better sense of what we can do in the Subcommittee to help the Forest Service carry…”

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.

So, let's shift gears to high-speed rail in California, one of my favorite things to talk about since it is such a boondoggle and a rat hole in my home State.

But that costs a lot of money to the taxpayers. We always say Government needs to do something. It is the taxpayers that pays for all of this.

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