Jared Huffman

. . . the sound from air gun activities which in fact is an enormous and obvious impact, we're talking about something that a blast that is one of the loudest anthropogenic sounds in the entire ocean that gets repeated every 10 to 12…

Unfortunately, the Trump administration and Secretary Zinke seem to have abandoned this commitment to balance and openness, in favor of listening only to industry stakeholders.

I think, would be a distraction from our work. Wouldn't you agree?

Finally, as the Ranking Member noted, there is an elephant in the room: climate change.

Every DOI decision cannot be popular with everyone. But I submit that an unpopular decision is not evidence of natural resources laws gone astray.

I really hope the American people are watching, not just the insiders and industry lobbyists...

We don't want to hurt people's eardrums, we don't want to destroy the habitat that we are trying to function in right now.

By contrast, as the courts are beginning to remind this Administration, the current trend toward increased secrecy and one-sided decision making is a recipe for agency over-reach and for natural resource management agencies to go astray.

this Administration, with the help of this Congress, is working to eliminate existing scientific guidance...

Climate change is not just coming. It's here.

I also represent northern California. My friend, Mr. LaMalfa, just said that this bill fully protects northern California's water. Well, we represent the two districts right next to each other that are the northernmost districts in…

I want to express my support for this amendment as well. The headwaters of our watersheds play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability and the quality of water supplies throughout our State. Our water supply depends not just on…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Knight).

I am prepared to close. How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa) has 45 seconds remaining, and the gentleman from California (Mr. Huffman) has 2 minutes remaining.

I just want to quickly offer my support for my colleague's amendment. This is a commonsense amendment that recognizes the tremendous potential that groundwater storage represents. This is one of the most important tools in our water…

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

I actually have no problem with my colleague's attempt to make a clarification to this bill. That clarification is needed, I am sure, but it is important to realize that the reason it is needed is because we haven't gone through regular…

Just to clarify, our environmental laws are not preventing new dams from being built. In fact, the Bureau of Reclamation, the GAO, and the Congressional Research Service have looked at this and haven't been able to identify a single--nor…

We often hear about water that flows through the estuary of California's Bay-Delta system, we hear that sometimes described as wasted. There are some inconvenient facts that we have to bring up when that happens, like the fact that almost…

I want to briefly respond to my friend's reference to a manmade drought. What California just went through is what hydrologists, scientists, and historians tell us is the most significant drought the State has ever experienced--a natural…

I certainly appreciate that my colleagues are trying to help mitigate a small amount of the harm caused by this bill, but, unfortunately, the underlying bill remains a disaster for Indian Country. Title 5 of this bill is a direct attack…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I think it is time to fact check the fact checker. The last major reservoir of over a million acre feet was in 1979…

Responding briefly to a bit of hyperbole just now that somehow environmental laws have created a ``desert that produces nothing in California,'' we do need to remember the facts. The truth is, even through this historic drought, farm…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Chairman, indeed, the water battles in California have been very difficult for many, many years, but what I hear from the other side of the aisle is a whole lot of ``no.'' What I hear from…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 230, noes 190, not voting 13, as follows: [Roll No. 352] AYES--230…