George Miller: “First of all, let us understand that the timetables for the studies is identically the same. The difference is that we…”

“First of all, let us understand that the timetables for the studies is identically the same. The difference is that we asked for a coordination of the scientific studies and the salinity studies to see whether or not we can, in fact, come up with a solution. The bill offered by the majority only deals with salinity. The birds and the fish are dying off today. It is not the salinity itself that is killing them. The salinity will get worse and in all likelihood will have a greater adverse impact on the fish kills and the bird die-offs. But that is the point of how we constructed the study. So we have the information. There is no requirement in the bill to require the Secretary to consider all the available findings and reports that the science subcommittee established pursuant to this legislation. And we think that this is a very important part, because when we talk to the scientists, the scientists will tell us that it is not the salinity alone that is the problem. The salinity is an egregious problem, but it does not solve the problem of the Salton Sea.”