Jared Huffman

The CCC believes that some sections of H.R. 4690, as drafted, will increase the workload on the Councils and the agency...

The Colorado River--which serves 40 million people and fuels $1.4 trillion in economic activity each year--is currently experiencing a 21-year drought that is greatly exacerbated by climate change.

The Colorado River is often called the hardest working river in the West, and that is because it does so much for so many.

After more than two decades of drought with no end in sight, it's clear that climate change is fundamentally altering the Colorado River.

I think in the next hearing I would like to know how you are going to, through this various water subcabinet effort, allocate these funds.

Adjusting to these new, drier conditions will be one of the biggest climate challenges we face.

the Colorado River, which serves 40 million people and fuels $1.4 trillion in economic activity every single year, is currently experiencing a 21-year drought that is greatly exacerbated by climate change.

I want to ask how you view the idea of prioritizing conservation in future water leases and also actions that can help us reduce overall consumption.

Water recycling is a very important component of our portfolio, and the new authorization proposed in the infrastructure package will be very helpful.

Unfortunately, unprecedented drought conditions are now creating enormous challenges for this important river and for those who depend on it.

This is drought-proof water supply, of course, that we have historically done on a smaller scale.

Innovative projects like this will be needed to respond to changing climate conditions.

This sure feels like a pretty generous earmark, at least a windfall, and we just shouldn't be doing that at the expense of urban communities, in my opinion.

I want to see support for rural communities. I want to see support for ferry service in rural communities, but not at the expense of major successful metropolitan area ferry programs like the one we have in the bay area.

not only includes giveaways to the fossil fuel industry, that not only underfunds critical climate priorities, but also just has errors and mistakes in it that we are told we cannot fix.

this bill was not written the right way. It came together in a back room, written by a dozen pro-fossil-fuel Senators, and it has the oil industry's fingerprints all over it.

I appreciate that. I want to now specifically ask about the Klamath Basin.

We look forward to today's discussion on how Federal budget plans can best advance solutions to tackle the climate crisis.

Today's hearing gives us an opportunity to discuss what the Administration is doing to address and plan for the threat posed by climate change to our water supply, our native fish and wildlife, and our ecosystems.

Thank you very much. And the news that salmon are big winners in the Klamath Basin will come as a great surprise to the fishing communities I represent downstream.

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Federal drought response is essential, as extreme drought conditions intensify across the West.

Climate change is here, and it is relentless. We must be as well.

In my district, we have lost a ton of spotted owl habitat, maybe even permanently, to wildfires in recent years.

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