Jared Huffman: “By way of clarification, the opposition does not oppose addressing invasive species that may have impacts on our…”

“By way of clarification, the opposition does not oppose addressing invasive species that may have impacts on our fisheries. What we do agree with, though, is all of the serious science, including peer-reviewed science, that finds that water diversions are the main challenge and the main impact. And we cannot ignore the elephant in the room when we are talking about recovering our fisheries. As for this claim that there was some kind of a hearing in the Valley, Mr. Chairman, not in this Congress and not a real hearing. It doesn't count when you have a Republican swing through Fresno with a fundraiser and a rally and a press event and no Democratic ranking members in attendance. That is not serious deliberation. We are talking about real hearings where diverse witnesses and water experts and lots of Democrats get to participate in a serious and meaningful way. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Napolitano), the ranking member of our Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of the T&I Committee, a champion on water issues for many, many years.”