Jared Huffman: “Calling the Valadao water bill bipartisan does not make it genuinely so. Let me just share with my colleagues what…”

“Calling the Valadao water bill bipartisan does not make it genuinely so. Let me just share with my colleagues what Senator Dianne Feinstein has said about this bill. She said it contains ``provisions that would violate environmental law,'' which she cannot support. California Senator Barbara Boxer said the bill is ``the same-old, same-old and will only reignite the water wars.'' The Obama administration opposes this bill. The State of California not only opposes these provisions, but has opposed all previous incarnations of this bill, which has been bouncing around for some time, long before the current drought gave it a new drought-related title. I will just close with what the Fresno Bee has said about this bill. The Fresno Bee says about this bill: ``In some cases, it's an unabashed GOP wish list'' that has ``little, if anything, in common with a 140-page draft water bill floated by Democrats.'' Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Matsui), who has long fought to protect the delta and the interests of her region.”