Jeff Denham

We appreciate your continued efforts to identify common-sense solutions to this problem.

The continued statutory mandate in the CVPIA to set a goal of doubling the number of striped bass... is an exercise in the absurd.

I have a bill that eliminates this Federal fish doubling goal for the striped bass.

The big conflict has been perpetuated by the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, which is CVPIA.

There are a number of social justice issues in California's Central Valley areas that will once again have a zero water allocation.

You have our full support in your effort to remove the doubling requirement for striped bass contained in the Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992.

The bill is going to be a bipartisan bill, and we are looking forward to continuing to work with our colleagues from the Committee on Energy and Commerce as we move a bill forward.

The President's budget once again targets the vital U.S. crop protection program, making drastic cuts and undermining the program that was laid out in the 2014 Farm Bill.

This would seem like a very, very cost-effective way to try to save the fish that are being prioritized over the people in Mr. Costa's and other people's districts.

For that reason, much, much more needs to be done.

If it were enacted, what operational changes would it make in this year, 2016?

If we are going to talk about climate change, shouldn't we be considering the trees that we plant? Shouldn't we actually be talking about the cleanest energy there is, of hydro?

This is a battle of basic necessities of life. This is a battle of whether or not they are going to have food, or whether we are going to truck it in from other countries.

Where is the social justice to large Hispanic communities in the Central Valley, like Porterville, that are now forced to use government showers that are brought in, or water that is now being trucked in?

The arrogance to trivialize such a critical issue that affects so many people in the state of California and around the country, I think is disrespectful to the people in Porterville.

I will continue to work on predation legislation as we move water bills forward.

If our goal is really to protect these fish, fish over the people in our community, then shouldn't we at least have the programs in place, the legislation supported by the Administration?

This Administration continues to talk about social justice. Where is the social justice in our area with the high unemployment?

We are pissed off. We have people that are out of jobs. It is affecting our entire community.

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. 9 Offered by Mr. Aguilar The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I thank the gentleman from Oregon. He was here in 1994 when Speaker Foley pushed this issue through. He understands the issue. While his language did not fully address the issue, we are going to continue to work together to resolve this as…

I, too, represent San Joaquin County, along with Representative McNerney, and believe that this is a solution to a big problem that we share within the delta. This native species is something that needs to be managed and is a welcome…

Rather than restore the riverbeds themselves, we truck the fish around the river. That doesn't help the environment; it doesn't help the fish, and it certainly does not help the communities of California. What the rest of the country needs…

Despite making improvements in the backlog of veterans' care in the VA via the CHOICE Act, there remains long wait times for patients to be seen within the VA.

No veteran should ever have to decide whether or not to sacrifice their health and safety to avoid a potential financial burden if the VA fails to pay for a trip to the emergency room.