Jared Huffman

I think it is important to remember, as we have this disagreement about documents and assertions of privilege by the Department, that the underlying rulemaking that has been targeted by the Majority is a Stream Protection Rule involving…

I think we are left with a situation where the Majority has, for some reason, preferred to bring the Inspector General's Office before this committee to answer questions about assertions of privilege that were made by the Department.

The problem here is this investigation has no purpose.

The Minority believes that congressional oversight is essential for a well-functioning government, and where there is a legitimate well-founded interest in executive branch documents, we would and will support and work with the Majority to…

The sad truth is that the Majority's investigations have taught us nothing important; they have caused nothing to improve.

Now, that should have been the end of it. It should have been case closed.

This is the final amendment to the bill. It will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, the underlying bill before us today will make it…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. This is a 5-minute…

I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Huffman moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5078 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with…

Let's remember that those are impacts shared by communities and people around the state, including the ones that I represent.

As I have discussed above, H.R. 1927 is a dangerous attempt at overriding state and Federal laws in order to benefit one part of the state at the cost of other communities, livelihoods, and the health of the Delta.

This drought that is depicted in the map we see is a big drought, a real drought that is affecting a huge area, including most of my district.

Last week the Eel River, one of our largest rivers in the state, stopped flowing at Fortuna. People tell me that has never happened before.

In 2009 we heard about a lot of the same types of suffering in the San Joaquin Valley, suffering that is very real, and that we all care about.

Both are real. These are real jobs, these are real communities, these are real families, and real people.

We either believe that this critical drought in California and other Western States, the most extreme drought that many of us have seen in our lifetime, we either believe it is a national crisis and a national priority, or we don't. A few…

California and the rest of the West are facing a historic drought right now. Nearly 80 percent of California was under extreme drought conditions in June, and 36 percent of our State is in ``exceptional'' drought in that category, the…

I have great respect for my friend from the Sacramento Valley and the water users he represents, but I must rise in opposition to this amendment. However well-intentioned, it has two fatal flaws. The first is that it is completely…

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

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. For an additional amount for programs, projects…

Thank you, Mr. Bishop. And I thank the Chair for arranging this hearing. This is the sort of hearing that we should have more often.

I think this was a very refreshing hearing, and I think this was the best of the oversight function.

It seems that one common theme I am hearing, both from Mr. Teague, and Mr. Wick, and others, is that nobody here is advocating overgrazing.

I thank my colleague from southern California for his leadership on this issue. Mr. Chairman, like many people, I did a lot of reflecting after I saw the documentary ``Blackfish.'' Specifically, I looked into whether our Federal…

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. The Federal Government has a responsibility to ensure our food safety and to make sure that the meat we barbecue this summer doesn't come with harmful diseases. It is the responsibility of the inspectors and the…