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Jared William Huffman is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Huffman has focused on issues such as environmental protection, healthcare, and education during his tenure in Congress. He has been an advocate for science-based policy and has emphasized the importance of government support for scientific research and public safety initiatives.
I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action because we cannot allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon, and this is the smartest, most responsible way to prevent that. Nuclear experts, our own…
Normally, when we have hearings here about the Endangered Species Act, it is about how to weaken it...
This is about climate change, climate denial, and the continued boosterism of the fossil fuel industry...
I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. DeLauro The CHAIR. It is now in order…
I respectfully disagree that that language is clear, but I would note that that language says nothing about tribal sovereignty. Mr. Chairman, colleagues, this is a bill that is deeply flawed. It should be opposed for all sorts of reasons…
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 10, line 12, at the end of section 113 of the bill insert the following: ``Nothing in this title or the…
If the intent is not to prohibit or restrict or preempt tribal sovereignty, why not make it clear, why not pass this amendment? I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio). Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, there are…
I am the other neighbor on this Klamath- Trinity water system. I didn't have the benefit of working with my colleagues on this legislation. My hope, as we go forward, is that we could be a little more neighborly and try to talk with each…
I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi), from the Sacramento Valley.
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, who has the right to close? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California (Mr. McClintock) has the right to close. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, I am prepared to close. I…
Will the gentleman yield for a question? Mr. LaMALFA. I yield to the gentleman from California.
I appreciate the majority leader's statements about when freshwater becomes saltwater. I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson), who represents the part of California that understands the incredible…
I claim time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.
It was just last winter that we were here on the House floor talking about another so-called drought bill that my Republican colleagues were attempting to slam through the House within just a few days of its introduction. This time the…
The alternative vision that we offer is certainly not one of austerity and sacrifice; it is one of reality. There was a time when the reclamation program from the Federal Government proceeded on the assumption that rain follows the plow…
We could start working together on the Klamath restoration settlement and, moving forward, that legislation. I hope that we can begin to talk together. We have legitimate interests on both sides of the State border and at both ends of this…
Again, I do not oppose this technical amendment to the bill, but I do want to point out that fixing typos and realphabetizing indexes and other technical changes do not fix the much deeper problems with this bill and do not change the…
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…
More clarification is needed. We continue to hear about this legendary 3-inch fish that is apparently taking so much water from Californians. Facts are stubborn things. And the facts are that, over the last 2 years, that 3-inch fish has…
I just want to cite testimony from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service before the State water board just a few months ago, February 18, 2015, in which they testified the delta smelt biological opinion has not required mandatory…
I am pleased to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Cardenas), my colleague from Los Angeles, a city that, frankly, is pioneering some of the most promising water management strategies we have in California…
How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 3 minutes remaining.
Again, we don't oppose this technical amendment, but we wish that there were substantive amendments that might address some of the deep flaws that have prevented this bill from having any chance of becoming law in prior years and will…
This amendment simply aligns the bill with the recently signed MOU with the Bureau of Reclamation regarding these studies. We do not oppose it. It is consistent with an earlier policy rider added to the Energy and Water Appropriations…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Grijalva The Acting CHAIR. It…
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