It seems like some people just do not want the information that comes back from these studies, because you would actually save the fish that are threatened and endangered that are getting eaten by predator fish.

In my opinion, there are huge transparency issues with government agencies.

If we are trying to save the threatened and endangered species, we ought to at least be able to do the studies that would back up or maybe prove the Ranking Member's point that maybe this just is not an issue.

Without this irrigation, the social injustice that continues to see our high unemployment level... would continue to increase.

I just want to commend you on having the cleanest energy available out there.

Over the past year, our committee has heard a recurring theme in hearings that predation is a key stressor in efforts to protect fish listed under the Endangered Species Act, especially in California.

Quite simply, my bill, H.R. 4582, the 'Save our Salmon Act' aims to remove this doubling requirement for striped bass.

H.R. 4582 eliminates the doubling requirement established by the Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 (CVPIA) for striped bass.

We must stop the crazy cycle of spending money on both the fish we want to save and the fish that kill them.

We strongly support H.R. 4582, and appreciate your ongoing efforts to curb the effects of predation on the salmon population.

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.